Verse 17
1 Chronicles 16:17
Geneva Bible
17
And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲמִידֶ֤/הָ לְ/יַעֲקֹב֙ לְ/חֹ֔ק לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם
English Translation
And He set for Jacob a statute for Israel, an everlasting covenant.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 16 Context
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So they brought in the Arke of God (Elohim), and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid h...
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And when Dauid had made an ende of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, hee blessed...
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And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece o...
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And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lord, and to rehearse an...
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Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Mattithiah, and...
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And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God...
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Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lord by the hand of Asap...
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Praise the Lord and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.
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Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his wonderfull workes.
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Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce.
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Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.
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Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth,
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O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his chosen.
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He is the Lord our God (Elohim): his iudgements are throughout all the earth.
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Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commanded to a thousand generations:
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Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:
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And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,
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Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.
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When ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,
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And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people,
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He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their sakes, saying,
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Touch not mine anoynted, and doe my Prophets no harme.
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Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation from day to day.
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Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people.
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For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.
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For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.
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Prayse and glory are before him: power and beautie are in his place.
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Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.
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Giue vnto the Lord ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lord...
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Tremble ye before him, al the earth: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue.
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Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lord rei...
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Let the sea roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull and all that is in it.
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Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lord: for he commeth to iudge the eart...
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Prayse the Lord, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.
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And say ye, Saue vs, O God (Elohim), our saluation, and gather vs, and deliuer vs from the heathen,...
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Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and...
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Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continu...
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And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosa...
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And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lord, in the hie...
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To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and...
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And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names...
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Euen with them were Heman and Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with...
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And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.
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