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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 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 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both men and women, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.

⁴ He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD 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, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,⁶ and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷ Then on that day David ^(C1)first assigned ^(F1)Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD.

Psalm of Thanksgiving

^8 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
^(C2)Make His deeds known among the peoples.

⁹ Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
^(F1)Speak of all His ^(F2)wonders.

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

^11 (C1)Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

^12 (C1)Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
^(C2)His marvels and the judgments from His mouth,

¹³ You ^(F1)descendants of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

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

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

^16 (C1)The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.

^17 (C1)He also confirmed it to Jacob as 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 they were only a few in number,
Very few, and strangers in it,

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

²¹ He allowed no one to oppress them,
And ^(C1)He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

²² "Do not touch My anointed ones,
And ^(C1)do not harm My prophets."

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

²⁴ Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

²⁵ For ^(C1)great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
He also is ^(C2)to be feared above all gods.

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

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

²⁸ Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

²⁹ Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an ^(F1)offering, and come before Him;
^(C1)Worship the LORD in ^(F2)holy attire.

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

^31 (F1)(C1)Let the heavens be joyful, and the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, "^(C2)The LORD reigns."

^32 (C1)Let the sea ^(F1)roar, and ^(F2)everything it contains;
Let the field rejoice, and everything that is in it.

³³ Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy in the presence of the LORD;
For He is coming to judge the earth.

^34 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His faithfulness is everlasting.

^35 (C1)Then say, "Save us, God of our salvation,
And gather us and save us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
And ^(F1)glory in Your praise."

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

Worship before the Ark

³⁷ So he left Asaph and his relatives there ^(C1)before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister before the ark continually, ^(C2)as every day's work required,³⁸ and ^(C1)Obed-edom with ^(F1)his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and ^(C2)Hosah as gatekeepers.³⁹ He left ^(C1)Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests ^(C2)before the ^(F1)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, ^(C1)even according to everything that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.⁴¹ With them were ^(C1)Heman and Jeduthun, and ^(C2)the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to ^(C3)give thanks to the LORD, because His ^(F1)kindness is everlasting.⁴² And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who were to play them, and with instruments for ^(C1)the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.

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