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A Tent for the Ark

¹ And they brought in the ark of God and ^(C1)placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they brought burnt offerings and peace offerings near before God.² Then David completed offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings. And he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.³ And he apportioned to everyone of Israel, both men and women, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

⁴ And he made some of the Levites ministers before the ark of Yahweh, even to bring remembrance and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:⁵ Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then ^(F1)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 ^(C1)first assigned ^(F1)Asaph and his ^(F2)relatives to give thanks to Yahweh.

Song of Thanksgiving

^8 (C1)Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name;
^(C2)Make known His acts among the peoples.

⁹ Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Muse on all His wondrous deeds.

¹⁰ Boast in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad.

^11 (C1)Inquire of Yahweh and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

^12 (C1)Remember His wondrous deeds which He has done,
^(C2)His miraculous signs and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

¹³ O seed of Israel His servant,
O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

¹⁴ He is Yahweh our God;
^(C1)His judgments are in all the earth.

¹⁵ Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded for a thousand generations,

^16 (C1)Which He cut with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.

^17 (C1)Then He also confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸ Saying, "^(C1)To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance,"

^19 (C1)When you were only a few men in number,
Of little account, and sojourners in it,

²⁰ And they wandered about from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,

²¹ He permitted no man to oppress them,
And ^(C1)He reproved kings for their sakes,

²² "Do not touch My anointed ones,
And ^(C1)against My prophets do no evil."

^23 (C1)Sing to Yahweh, all the earth;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.

²⁴ Recount His glory among the nations,
His wondrous deeds among all the peoples.

²⁵ For ^(C1)great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised;
And He is ^(F1)(C2)more ^(F2)fearsome than all gods.

²⁶ For all the gods of the peoples are ^(F1)(C1)idols,
^(C2)But Yahweh made the heavens.

²⁷ Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.

²⁸ Ascribe to Yahweh, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

²⁹ Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;
Lift up ^(F1)an offering, and come before Him;
^(C1)Worship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

³⁰ Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is established, it will not be shaken.

^31 (C1)Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, "^(C2)Yahweh reigns."

^32 (C1)Let the sea ^(F1)roar, as well as its fullness;
Let the field exult, and all that is in it.

³³ Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh;
For He is coming to judge the earth.

^34 (C1)Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

^35 (C1)Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gather us and deliver us from among the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name
And revel in Your praise."

^36 (C1)Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people ^(C2)said, "Amen," and praised Yahweh.

Ministering Before the Ark

³⁷ So he left behind Asaph and his ^(F1)relatives there ^(C1)before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark continually, ^(C2)as every day's work required;³⁸ and ^(C1)Obed-edom with ^(F1)his 68 relatives; Obed-edom, also the son of Jeduthun, and ^(C2)Hosah as gatekeepers.³⁹ Now he left behind ^(C1)Zadok the priest and his ^(F1)relatives the priests ^(C2)before the ^(F2)tabernacle of Yahweh in the high place, which was at Gibeon,⁴⁰ to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, ^(C1)even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which He commanded Israel.⁴¹ And with them were ^(C1)Heman and Jeduthun, and ^(C2)the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to ^(C3)give thanks to Yahweh, because His lovingkindness endures forever.⁴² And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who should sound aloud, and with instruments for ^(C1)the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.

^43 (C1)Then all the people went each to his house, and David returned to bless his household.