For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were heads of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

古时，在大卫和亚萨的日子，有歌唱的伶长，并有赞美称谢神的诗歌。

古时，在大卫和亚萨的日子，有歌唱者的指挥，也有赞美称谢上帝的诗歌。

古时，在大卫和亚萨的日子，有歌唱者的指挥，也有赞美称谢神的诗歌。

远在大卫和亚萨的时代就有歌乐手，并有赞美、称颂上帝的诗歌。

因为远在大卫和亚萨的时代，已有诗班长，并且有赞美称颂神的诗歌。

古時，在大衛和亞薩的日子，有歌唱的伶長，並有讚美稱謝神的詩歌。

古時，在大衛和亞薩的日子，有歌唱者的指揮，也有讚美稱謝上帝的詩歌。

古時，在大衛和亞薩的日子，有歌唱者的指揮，也有讚美稱謝神的詩歌。

遠在大衛和亞薩的時代就有歌樂手，並有讚美、稱頌上帝的詩歌。

因為遠在大衛和亞薩的時代，已有詩班長，並且有讚美稱頌神的詩歌。

過去時候當大衛和亞薩的日子、有歌唱班長，並有頌讚稱謝上帝的詩歌。

昔在大衛亞薩時、有謳歌者之長、與頌讚稱謝上帝之詩、

昔在大闢亞薩時、謳歌者之長作歌、頌讚上帝、

昔在大衛與亞薩時、有謳歌長司讚美頌揚天主之事、

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

A long time ago there had been directors for the musicians. There had also been directors for the songs for giving thanks and praise to God. It was in the time of David and Asaph.

For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph.

For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and songs of thanksgiving to God.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old[ there were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the LORD in the words of David and of the seer Asaph. So they sang praises with rejoicing and knelt low and worshiped.

David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah— six— under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the LORD’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD.They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives— 12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons— 12the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives— 12the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his relatives— 12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives— 12the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his relatives— 12the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives— 12the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives— 12the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives— 12the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives— 12the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives— 12the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives— 12the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives— 12the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives— 12and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives— 12.

God is indeed good to Israel, to the pure in heart.

God, do not keep silent. Do not be deaf, God; do not be quiet.