1 Chronicles 16
1 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent David had pitched for it. They offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 He gave every Israelite, man and woman alike, a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, give thanks, and praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
5 Asaph was the chief, and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel were there with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals loudly.
6 Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, continually sounded trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 That day David first entrusted Asaph and his brothers with the praise of the LORD.
8 Give thanks to the LORD; call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
9 Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell of all his wonders.
10 Boast in his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.
12 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he has spoken.
13 Offspring of Israel, his servant; children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are over all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, your allotted inheritance.”
19 You were few in number, very few, and strangers living there.
20 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
21 He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Tell of his glory among the nations, of his wonders among all peoples.
25 For the LORD is great and worthy of abundant praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Give to the LORD, families of the peoples, give to the LORD glory and strength.
29 Give to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
30 Tremble before him, all the earth; the world is firmly established and cannot be shaken.
31 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”
32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and everything in them.
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, because he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his faithful love lasts forever.
35 Say, “Save us, God of our salvation; gather us and deliver us from the nations, so we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.”
36 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD.
37 David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister continually before the ark, as each day's work required;
38 and Obed-edom and their brothers, sixty-eight in all; Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.
39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were before the tabernacle of the LORD, at the high place in Gibeon,
40 to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually, morning and evening, according to everything written in the Law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel.
41 With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and named, to give thanks to the LORD, for his faithful love lasts forever.
42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals with them for the musicians, along with instruments for the song of God; and Jeduthun's sons stood at the gate.
43 Then all the people went away, each to their own home, and David returned to bless his household.
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