Then he addressed the entire community of Israel, "If it seems good to you and something from the Lord our God, let's spread word to all of our relatives who remain throughout the entire land of Israel, including the priests and descendants of Levi in the cities and pasture lands, so they can gather together with us.

Then let's bring the Ark of God back to us, because we didn't consult it during Saul's reign."

Find joy in his holy name; let the hearts of those who keep on seeking the LORD rejoice.

he did not let anyone wrong them. He warned kings on their behalf,

Let all the earth sing to the LORD! Day after day proclaim his deliverance!

Let the families of earth recognize the LORD that he is glorious and powerful.

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad! Say to the nations, "The LORD reigns!"

Let the sea roar along with everything that fills it! Let the fields exult, along with everything in them!

Then let the trees in the forest sing out in praise, for the LORD is coming to judge the world.

"And now, LORD, let what you have spoken concerning your servant and his household be done forever and let it be done just as you've promised.

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very bad choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, because his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

David told God, "Wasn't I the one who ordered the census of the population? Wasn't it I who sinned and acted wickedly? Now as for these sheep, what have they done? LORD God, please let your hand be against me and my ancestral household, but don't let your people be ravaged by plague!"

But Ornan replied to David, "Take it! Let your majesty the king do whatever seems like a good idea to him. Look here! I'm giving the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing machinery for the wood, and the wheat for a grain offering. I'm giving all of it."