Sirach 47:9
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He appointed singers with harps before the altar to make sweet melody with their sounds.
In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory.
He put singers at the altar to provide beautiful music.
and daily had his praises sung; He added beauty to the feasts and solemnized the seasons of each year With string music before the altar, providing sweet melody for the psalms So that when the Holy Name was praised, before daybreak the sanctuary would resound.
He assigned singers to stand before the altar and to provide sweet melody with their voices. [And they sang his praise daily.]
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.
And he made singers to stand against (or before) the altar; and he made sweet motets in the sound of them. [And he made to stand singers against (or before) the altar; and in the sound of them he made sweet motets.]
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