1 Chronicles 16:4-36

Coverdale(i) 4 And he appoynted before the Arke of ye LORDE certayne Leuites to mynister, that they shulde geue prayse, thankes and loauinges vnto the LORDE God of Israel: 5 namely Assaph the first, Zacharias the seconde, Ieiel, Semiramoth, Iehiel, Mathithia, Eliab, Benaia, Obed Edom and Iehiel, with psalteries and harpes. But Assaph with loude Cymbales. 6 Benaia and Iehasiel the prestes with tabrettes, allwaye before the Arke of ye couenaunt of God. 7 At the same tyme ordeyned Dauid first of all to geue thakes vnto the LORDE by Assaph and his brethren. 8 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, call vpon his name, tell the people what thinges he hath done. 9 O let youre songes be of him: prayse him, and let youre talkynge be of all his wonderous workes. 10 Geue his holy name a good reporte: let ye hert of them reioyce, that seke the LORDE. 11 O seke the LORDE and his strength, seke his face euermore. 12 Remebre his maruelous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgmetes of his mouth. 13 Ye sede of Israel his seruaunt, ye children of Iacob his chosen. 14 He is the LORDE oure God, his iudgmetes are in all londes. 15 Be myndefull euer of his couenaut what he hath commaunded in to a thousande generacions. 16 Which he made with Abraham, & his ooth vnto Isaac. 17 And he comfirmed the same vnto Iacob for a perpetuall lawe, and to Israel for an euerlastinge couenaunt. 18 And sayde: Vnto the wyl I geue ye londe of Canaan, ye metelyne of yor inheritaunce. 19 Wha they were yet but small & fewe in nobre, and straungers in the same londe. 20 And they wente from one nacion to another, & from one realme to another people. 21 He suffred no man to hurte them, and reproued euen kynges for their sakes. 22 Touch not myne anoynted, & do my prophetes no harme. 23 O synge vnto ye LORDE, let all ye earth be tellynge of his saluacion from daye to daye. 24 Declare his holynes amoge the Heythe, & his wonderous workes amonge ye people. 25 For the LORDE is greate, and can not worthely be praysed, and more to he had in awe then all goddes. 26 As for all the goddes of the Heythe, they are but Idols: but it is the LORDE that made the heauens. 27 Thankesgeuynge and worshipe are before him, strength and ioye is in his place. 28 Ascrybe vnto the LORDE ye kynreds of nacions: ascrybe vnto the LORDE worshipe and strength. 29 Ascrybe vnto the LORDE the honoure of his name: brynge presentes, and come before him, and worshipe ye LORDE in ye bewtye of holynes. 30 Let the whole earth stode in awe of him: he hath made the compase of the worlde so fast, that it can not be moued. 31 Let the heauens reioyse, and let the earth be glad: and let it be tolde amonge the Heythen, that the LORDE reigneth. 32 Let the See make a noyse, and the fulnesse therof: let the felde be ioyfull, and all that therin is. 33 Let all the trees in the wod leape for ioye before the LORDE, for he commeth to iudge the earth. 34 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for euer. 35 And saye: Helpe vs O God oure Sauioure, and gather vs together, and delyuer vs from the Heythen, that we maye geue thankes vnto yi holy name, and synge prayses vnto the in thy Psalmes. 36 Praysed be the LORDE God of Israel from euerlastinge to euerlastinge: and let all people saye, Amen, And: Prayse be vnto the LORDE.