Ministering Before the Ark
1 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of theLord.
3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of theLord, to extol,thank, and praise theLord, the God of Israel:
5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to theLordin this manner:
8 Give praise to theLord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek theLordrejoice.
11 Look to theLordand his strength;
seek his face always.
12 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
14 He is theLordour God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
15 He remembershis covenant forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When they were but few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 theywandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
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 theLord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is theLordand most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but theLordmade the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to theLord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to theLordglory and strength.
29 Ascribe to theLordthe glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
# Worship theLordin the splendor of hisholiness.
30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let them say among the nations, “TheLordreigns!”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before theLord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to theLord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to theLord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise theLord.”
37 David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of theLordto minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.
38 He also left Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were gatekeepers.
39 David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of theLordat the high place in Gibeon
40 to present burnt offerings to theLordon the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law of theLord, which he had given Israel.
41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to theLord, “for his love endures forever.”
42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
43 Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.
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