12:46. தாவீதும் ஆசாப்பும் இருந்த பூர்வநாட்களில் பாடகரின் தலைவரும் வைக்கப்பட்டு, தேவனுக்குத் துதியும் தோத்திரங்களும் செலுத்துகிற சங்கீதங்கள் திட்டம்பண்ணப்பட்டிருந்தது.

12:46. (நீண்ட காலத்துக்கு முன்னால், தாவீதின் காலத்தில் ஆசாப் இயக்குநராக இருந்தான். அவனிடம் ஏராளமான துதிப் பாடல்கள் மற்றும் தேவனுக்கு நன்றி உரைக்கும் பாடல்களும் இருந்தன.)

12:46. 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.

12:46. 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.

12:46. 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.

12:46. 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.

12:46. For in the days of David and Asaph of old [there were] chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

12:46. For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

12:46. 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.

12:46. for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

12:46. (Long ago, in the days of David, Asaph had been the director. And he had many songs of praise and thanks to God.)

12:46. 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.

12:46. For H3588 in the days H3117 of David H1732 and Asaph H623 of old H4480 H6924 [there] [were] chief H7218 of the singers, H7891 and songs H7892 of praise H8416 and thanksgiving H3034 unto God. H430