1 Chronicles 16:7
in 1 Chronicles 16On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
KJV
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
⋯
This verse in 1 Chronicles 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThen on that day,.... The ark was brought to Zion, and the above persons appointed to minister before it: David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren to be sung by them now, and on every proper occasion; and this seems to be the first that was delivered to them; afterwards there were many more, as the titles of the psalms show; the following is composed of part of two others, as they now stand in the book of Psalms.
This site's exposition
delivered first this psalm to thank
The psalm David hands to Asaph and his brethren is a composite, its opening sharing text with Ps 105:1-15, its middle with Ps 96, and its close with Ps 106:47-48, one liturgy standing in two books of Scripture. Wesley reads the word first as implying more psalms followed into the singers' hands across David's reign, and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown call it the royal bard's hymn composed for the ark's inauguration. Nothing like this composite text exists anywhere in Samuel's account of the same day.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), a great duty, to which we need to be excited and in which we need to be assisted. Let God be glorified in our praises; let his honour be the centre in which all the lines meet. Let us glorify him by our thanksgivings ( Give thanks to the Lord ), by our prayers ( Call on his name,
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
First - Hereby it is implied, that after this he delivered many other psalms into their hands, to be sung by them to the praise of God in his public service.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm--Among the other preparations for this solemn inauguration, the royal bard had composed a special hymn for the occasion. Doubtless it had been previously in the hands of Asaph and his assistants, but it was now publicly committed to them as they entered for the first time on the performance of their sacred duties.
David delivered first this psalm - I believe the meaning of this place to be this: David made the psalm on the occasion above specified; and delivered it to Asaph, who was the musician, and to his brethren, to be sung by them in honor of what God had done in behalf of his people.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אָ֣ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| נָתַ֤ן | natan | he appointed | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| דָּוִיד֙ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בָּרֹ֔אשׁ | barosh | at the first | H7218 → | 599 times |
| לְהֹד֖וֹת | lehodot | to give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| לַיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אָסָ֖ף | ʾasaf | Asaph | H623 → | 34 times |
| וְאֶחָֽיו׃ פ | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
אָ֣זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
נָתַ֤ןhe appointed
natanH5414 →2011 times
דָּוִיד֙David
davidH1732 →999 times
בָּרֹ֔אשׁat the first
baroshH7218 →599 times
לְהֹד֖וֹתto give thanks
lehodotH3034 →114 times
לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
אָסָ֖ףAsaph
ʾasafH623 →34 times
וְאֶחָֽיו׃ פand relatives his
veechavH251 →630 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:1–6
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 22:1–51
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- 1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Isaiah 12:1–6
Through
Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
it leads to
- Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Matthew 24:12
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
- Jeremiah 5:1
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I…
- Isaiah 57:1
About 1 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.