1 Chronicles 16:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the LORD in this manner:

New Living Translation
On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

English Standard Version
Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brothers.

Berean Study Bible
On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:

New American Standard Bible
Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD.

NASB 1995
Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD.

NASB 1977
Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD.

Amplified Bible
Then on that day David first entrusted to Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD [as their chief task].

Christian Standard Bible
On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the LORD by Asaph and his relatives:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the LORD by Asaph and his relatives:

Contemporary English Version
That same day, David instructed Asaph and his relatives for the first time to sing these praises to the LORD:

Good News Translation
It was then that David first gave Asaph and the other Levites the responsibility for singing praises to the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to the LORD:

International Standard Version
On that very day, David composed this psalm of thanksgiving to the LORD just for Asaph and his companions:

NET Bible
That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the LORD:
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

New King James Version
On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD:

King James 2000 Bible
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

New Heart English Bible
Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

World English Bible
Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

American King James Version
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

American Standard Version
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

A Faithful Version
Then on that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren in order to thank the LORD:

Darby Bible Translation
Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.

English Revised Version
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lorde by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And that same tyme Dauid did appoynt chiefely to thanke the Lorde by Asaph and his brethren.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
At the same tyme ordeyned Dauid first of all to geue thakes vnto the LORDE by Assaph and his brethren.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
On that day, at that time, David has given at the beginning to give thanks to YHWH by the hand of Asaph and his brothers:

Young's Literal Translation
On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: --

Smith's Literal Translation
In that day thus David gave at the first to confess to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In that day David made Asaph the chief to give praise to the Lord with his brethren.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In that day, David made Asaph the leader, in order to confess to the Lord with his brothers:

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Then David opened his mouth on that day, he and the Chiefs of all the Priests and the Levites, to praise LORD JEHOVAH for the community of Asaph and of his brothers, and these are the headings of the songs that David spoke before the ark of LORD JEHOVAH on that day.

Lamsa Bible
Then on that day David delivered this psalm, both he and the chiefs of all the priests and the Levites to praise the LORD, in the company of Asaph and his brethren. These are the headings of the songs which David sang on that day before the ark of the LORD:

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
















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