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1 Chronicles 16:4-39

4And heappointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414certain of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881toministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and tocelebrateוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142and tothankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034andpraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623thechiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218, andsecondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to himZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171, andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993, andEliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141, andObed-edomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗לvi.'i.'ElH3273, with psalteries and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658; andAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623withcymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, soundingaloudמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085;

6andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141andJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7Then on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didH3117Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732firstבָּרֹ֔אשׁba.RoshH7218ordain togiveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thanksלְהֹד֖וֹתle.ho.DotH3034unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ פve.'e.ChavH251.

8Ogiveהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,callH7121uponH7121hisnameבִשְׁמ֔וֹvish.MoH8034;makeהוֹדִ֥יעוּho.Di.'uH3045knownH3045his doings among thepeoplesבָעַמִּ֖יםva.'a.MimH5971.

9Singזַמְּרוּ־za.me.ru-H2167unto him,singH2167praisesH2167unto him;talkשִׂ֖יחוּSi.chuH7878ye ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hismarvelousH6381worksH6381.

10Glory ye in hisholyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034:letH8055theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820of themrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֕חyis.MachH8055thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Seekבַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.ShuH1245ye theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and hisstrengthוְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.ZoH5797;seekH1245hisfaceפָנָ֖יוfa.NavH6440evermore.

12Rememberזִכְר֗וּzikh.RuH2142hismarvelousH6381worksH6381that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213; hiswondersמֹפְתָ֖יוmo.fe.TavH4159, and thejudgmentsוּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־u.mish.pe.tei-H4941of hismouthפִֽיהוּ׃Fi.huH6310;

13O yeseedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650, yechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, hischosenH972onesבְּחִירָֽיו׃be.chi.RavH972.

14He is theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: hisjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃mish.pa.TavH4941are inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

15Rememberזִכְר֤וּzikh.RuH2142hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769, thewordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697whichH1697hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680to athousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

16The covenantwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hemadeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, and hisoathוּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹu.she.vu.'a.ToH7621untoIsaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327;

17Andconfirmedוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvai.ya.'a.mi.De.haH5975the same untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290for astatuteלְחֹ֔קle.ChokH2706, toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285:

18Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Unto thee will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofCanaanכְּנָ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, the lot of yourinheritanceנַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃na.cha.lat.KhemH5159:

19When ye were but afewכִּמְעַ֖טkim.'AtH4592menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557; yea, veryfewH4592, and sojourners in it;

20And theywentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980aboutH413fromnationמִגּ֣וֹיmi.GoyH1471tonationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471, and from onekingdomוּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.KhahH4467toanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971.

21He sufferednoלֹא־lo'-H3808manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376to do them wrong; yea, hereprovedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428for theirsakesעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921;

22Saying,Touchתִּגְּעוּ֙ti.ge.'UH5060notH408mineanointedבִּמְשִׁיחָ֔יbim.shi.ChaiH4899onesH4899, anddoH408myprophetsוּבִנְבִיאַ֖יu.vin.vi.'AiH5030noH408harmתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ פta.Re.'uH7489.

23Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; shew forth hissalvationיְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444fromdayמִיּֽוֹם־mi.yom-H3117todayי֖וֹםYomH3117.

24Declareסַפְּר֤וּsa.pe.RuH5608hisgloryכְּבוֹד֔וֹke.vo.DoH3519among thenationsבַגּוֹיִם֙va.go.YimH1471, hismarvelousH6381worksH6381amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971.

25Forgreatגָד֨וֹלga.DolH1419is theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, andhighlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966to bepraisedוּמְהֻלָּל֙u.me.hu.LalH1984: he also is to befearedוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

26Forallכָּל־kol-H3605thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeoplesהָעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971areidolsאֱלִילִ֔ים'e.li.LimH457: but theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213theheavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.

27Honour andmajestyוְהָדָר֙ve.ha.DarH1926arebeforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him:strengthעֹ֥ז'ozH5797and gladness are in hisplaceבִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

28Giveהָב֤וּha.VuH3051unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, ye kindreds of thepeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068gloryכָּב֥וֹדka.VodH3519andstrengthוָעֹֽז׃va.'OzH5797.

29Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519dueH6440unto hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034:bringH935an offering, andcomeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935beforeH6440him:worshipהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.VuH7812theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in the beauty ofholinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

30Trembleחִ֤ילוּChi.luH2342beforeמִלְּפָנָיו֙mi.le.fa.NavH6440him,allכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398also is stablished that itcannotבַּל־bal-H1077bemovedתִּמּֽוֹט׃ti.MotH4131.

31LetH1523theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064begladH8056, andletH1523theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoiceH1523; andletH1523themsayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068reigneth.

32LetH7481theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220roarH7481and the fulness thereof;letH7481thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704exultיַעֲלֹ֥ץya.'a.LotzH5970, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is therein;

33Then shall thetreesH6086of thewoodH6086singH7442forjoyיְרַנְּנ֖וּye.ra.ne.NuH7442beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, for he cometh tojudgeלִשְׁפּ֥וֹטlish.PotH8199theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

34Ogiveהוֹד֤וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034unto theLORDH3068; for he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896: for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

35Andsayוְאִמְר֕וּve.'im.RuH559ye,Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ho.shi.'E.nuH3467usH5337, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of oursalvationיִשְׁעֵ֔נוּyish.'E.nuH3468, andgatherוְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּve.ka.be.Tze.nuH6908usH5337togetherH6908anddeliverוְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּve.ha.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5337from thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, togiveלְהֹדוֹת֙le.ho.dOtH3034thanksH3034unto thyholyקָדְשֶׁ֔ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034, and to triumph in thypraiseבִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃bit.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.

36BlessedH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, fromeverlastingהָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.LamH5769evenוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704toeverlastingהָעֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769. Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543, andpraisedH1288theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

37SoH1697heleftוַיַּֽעֲזָב־vai.ya.'a.zov-H5800there,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Asaphלְאָסָ֖ףle.'a.SafH623and hisbrethrenוּלְאֶחָ֑יוu.le.'e.ChavH251, toministerלְשָׁרֵ֞תle.sha.RetH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.RonH727continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548, aseveryי֥וֹםYomH3117day’sבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117workH1697requiredH1697:

38andObed-edomH5654with theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251, threescore andeightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083;Obed-edomH5654also thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeduthunיְדִית֛וּןye.di.TunH3038andHosahוְחֹסָ֖הve.cho.SahH2621to be doorkeepers:

39andZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thehighבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116that was atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391,

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