A Tent for the Ark
1 And they brought in the ark of God and (A)placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 He distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.
4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then (a)Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David (B)first assigned (b)Asaph and his (c)relatives to give thanks to the Lord.
Psalm of Thanksgiving
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O seed of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
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15 Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
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20 The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
And they wandered about from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
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24 And from one kingdom to another people,
Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
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27 His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.
28 Strength and joy are in His place.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
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30 Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
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33 Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;
For He is coming to judge the earth.
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For He is coming to judge the earth.
Worship before the Ark
37 So he left Asaph and his (m)relatives there (AB)before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark continually, (AC)as every day’s work required;
38 and (AD)Obed-edom with (n)his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and (AE)Hosah as gatekeepers.
39 He left (AF)Zadok the priest and his (o)relatives the priests (AG)before the (p)tabernacle of the Lord in the high place which was at Gibeon,
40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, (AH)even according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel.
41 With them were (AI)Heman and Jeduthun, and (AJ)the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to (AK)give thanks to the Lord, because His lovingkindness is everlasting.
42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound aloud, and with instruments for (AL)the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.
Footnotes:
a.
1 Chronicles 16:5: ['In 1 Chr 15:18, ', Jaaziel]
b.
1 Chronicles 16:7: ['Lit ', by the hand of Asaph]
c.
1 Chronicles 16:7: ['Lit ', brothers]
d.
1 Chronicles 16:9: ['Or ', Meditate on]
e.
1 Chronicles 16:9: ['I.e. wonderful acts']
f.
1 Chronicles 16:10: ['Or ', Boast]
g.
1 Chronicles 16:26: ['Or ', non-existent things]
h.
1 Chronicles 16:29: ['Or ', a grain offering]
i.
1 Chronicles 16:29: ['Or ', the splendor of holiness]
j.
1 Chronicles 16:32: ['Or ', thunder]
k.
1 Chronicles 16:32: ['Lit ', its fullness]
l.
1 Chronicles 16:35: ['Lit ', boast]
m.
1 Chronicles 16:37: ['Lit ', brothers]
n.
1 Chronicles 16:38: ['Lit ', their brothers, 68]
o.
1 Chronicles 16:39: ['Lit ', brothers]
p.
1 Chronicles 16:39: ['Lit ', dwelling place]