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¹ And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.² And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.³ And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion [of flesh], and a cake of raisins.⁴ And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the 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 psalteries and with harps; 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 Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.⁸ O give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; Make known his doings among the peoples.⁹ Sing to him, sing praises to him; Talk of all his marvelous works.¹⁰ Glory in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Yahweh.¹¹ Seek Yahweh and his strength; Seek his face evermore.¹² Remember his marvelous works that he has done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,¹³ O you seed of Israel his slave, You sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.¹⁴ He is Yahweh our God; His judgments are in all the earth.¹⁵ Remember his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,¹⁶ [The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath to Isaac,¹⁷ And confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,¹⁸ Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;¹⁹ When you were but a few men in number, Yes, very few, and sojourners in it;²⁰ And they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people.²¹ He allowed no man to do them wrong; Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,²² [Saying], Don't touch my anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.²³ Sing to Yahweh, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day to day.²⁴ Declare his glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples.²⁵ For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be awed above all gods.²⁶ For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Yahweh made the heavens.²⁷ Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.²⁸ Ascribe to Yahweh, you kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength;²⁹ Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship Yahweh in holy array.³⁰ Tremble before him, all the earth: Indeed, the world will be established, it will not be moved.³¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, Yahweh reigns.³² Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; Let the field exult, and all that is therein;³³ Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before Yahweh; For he comes to judge the earth.³⁴ O give thanks to Yahweh; for he is good; For his loving-kindness [endures] forever.³⁵ And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to your holy name, And to triumph in your praise.³⁶ Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Yahweh.

³⁷ So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;³⁸ and Obed-edom with their brothers, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;³⁹ and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before the tabernacle of Yahweh in the high place that was at Gibeon,⁴⁰ to offer burnt-offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded to Israel;⁴¹ and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving-kindness [endures] forever;⁴² and with them Heman and Jeduthun [with] trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and [with] instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.⁴³ And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.