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¹ So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it, - and they brought near ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before God.² And, when David had made an end of offering the ascending-sacrifices, and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people, in the name of Yahweh.³ And he apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman, - to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin cake.⁴ And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants, - and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, God of Israel;⁵ Asaph the chief, and, second to him, Zechariah, - Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps, and with lyres, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud:⁶ and Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, - with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷ On that day, then, David gave these songs in chief, to give thanks unto Yahweh, - through Asaph, and his brethren: - ⁸ Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings;⁹ Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders.¹⁰ Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.¹¹ Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.¹² Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth.¹³ O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:¹⁴ Yahweh himself, is our God, through all the land, are his just decisions.¹⁵ Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;¹⁶ Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;¹⁷ And confirmed it, unto Jacob, for a statute, unto Israel, as a covenant age-abiding:¹⁸ Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, as your inherited portion:¹⁹ While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:²⁰ And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom, to another people:²¹ He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved - for their sakes - kings!²² Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.²³ Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, Tell the tidings, from day to day, of his salvation:²⁴ Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.²⁵ For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, and to be revered is he above all gods;²⁶ For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought, but, Yahweh, made, the heavens.²⁷ Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.²⁸ Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength:²⁹ Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name, - Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:³⁰ Tremble at his presence, all the earth, But the world, shall be established, it shall not be shaken.³¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult, Let them say among the nations, Yahweh, hath become king!³² Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof, Let the field leap for joy, and all that is therein:³³ Then, shall shout in triumph, the trees of the forest, before Yahweh, for he is coming, to judge the earth.³⁴ Give ye thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.³⁵ And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us, from among the nations, - that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, that we may triumph aloud in thy praise.³⁶ Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, from one age even to another age. Then said all the people, Amen, And gave praise to Yahweh.

³⁷ So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brethren, - to be in attendance before the ark continually, for the duty of a day on its day;³⁸ and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight, - and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;³⁹ and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh, - in the high place that was in Gibeon:⁴⁰ to offer ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, - continually, morning and evening, - even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded concerning Israel; ⁴¹ and, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the chosen ones, who were distinguished by name, - to give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness!⁴² And, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, with the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God, - and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.⁴³ And all the people departed, every man to his house, - and David went round, to bless his own household.