1st Chronicles Chapter 16 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
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BBE 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.
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DARBY 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.
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KJV 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
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WBT 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
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WEB 1stChronicles 16:7

Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
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YLT 1stChronicles 16:7

On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: --
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1st Chronicles 16 : 7 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - The rendering should run, On that day did David first commit to the hand of Asaph and his brethren to render praises to Jehovah; i.e. after the following manner and words. The word first marks the solemn establishment of set public worship in the metropolis.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7-36) An ode of thanksgiving appropriate to the occasion.(7) Then on that day David delivered first this psalm.--Rather, On that day then (viz., after the Ark had been placed in its tent, and the minstrels appointed) David originally committed the giving of thanks to Jehovah into the hands of Asaph and his brethren. Thus understood, the verse merely asserts that this was the occasion when "Asaph and his brethren" were first charged with the duties described in 1Chronicles 16:4-6. But the words seem really intended to introduce the long ode which follows, and therefore we should perhaps render, "On that day, then David gave for the first time into the hands of Asaph and his brethren, for giving thanks to Jehovah, Give thanks unto the Lord,'" &c., the whole psalm being regarded as the object of the verb. It may be that this composite hymn was sung in the time of the compiler, on the anniversary of the removal of the Ark, which may in after-times have been commemorated by a special service. Hence it was easy to infer that it was the ode sung at the original service under David. The words "then" ('az) and "on that day" certainly seem to introduce the psalm. (Comp, their use, Exodus 15:1, and Judges 5:1. Comp. also 2Chronicles 7:6.)But the ambiguity of 1Chronicles 16:7 may be taken along with other considerations to indicate that this ode does not constitute an original part of the Chronicles, but has been inserted by a later hand. For (1) the Psalm is clearly a cento consisting of portions of three others extant in the Psalter, and so loosely patched together that the seams are quite visible; (2) the Psalter itself does not refer the three psalms in question to David; if, however, the editors of the Psalter had read in the Chronicles a clear assertion of Davidic authorship, they would hardly have left them anonymous; (3) all critics agree that it is not here expressly said that David composed this ode, and, in fact, its ideas and language betray a later origin than the Davidic age; and (4) it contains no specific allusion to the occasion for which it purports to have been written. If no record was preserved of the psalms actually sung at the festival, it was natural that some editor should attempt to supply the apparent lacuna from the Psalter. . . .