1 Chronicles 16
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The Ark Set in the Tent
1So they brought in the ark of God, placed it in the midst of the tent that David had erected for it, # 1Ch 15:1 and drew near to God with burnt offerings and peace offerings. 2When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3Then he distributed to all the Israelites, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a raisin cake for each.
4And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: 5Asaph # 1Ch 6:39 the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with the cymbals. 6Moreover, Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests sounded trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving
Ps 96:1–13; 105:1–15; 106:1, 47–48
7On that day then, David delivered for the first time this psalm of thanksgiving to the Lord # 2Sa 22:1 into the hand of Asaph and his brothers:
8Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name;
make known His deeds among the peoples. # 2Ki 19:19; Ps 105:1–15
9Sing to Him, sing praise to Him,
recount all His wonders.
10Glory in His holy name;
let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11Seek the Lord and His strength;
seek His face continually. # Ps 24:6
12Remember His wonders which He has done, # Ps 78:43; 103:2
His wonders and the judgments of His mouth,
13O seed of Israel, His servant,
O sons of Jacob, His chosen.
14He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
15Remember His covenant forever,
the word He commanded for a thousand generations,
16that He made with Abraham, # Ge 17:2; 26:3
even His oath to Isaac.
17He confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel for an everlasting covenant, # Ge 35:11–12
18saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.” # Ge 13:15
19When you were few in number, # Ge 34:30; Dt 7:7
few indeed, and strangers there,
20when they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another,
21He allowed no man to oppress them;
He rebuked kings on their account, # Ge 12:17; 20:3
22saying, “Do not touch My anointed,
and do My prophets no harm.” # Ge 20:7
23Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. # Ps 96
24Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all the peoples.
25For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
He is to be feared above all gods. # Ps 76:7; 89:7
26For all the gods of the peoples are idols, # Lev 19:4
but the Lord made the heavens. # Ps 102:25
27Honor and majesty are before Him;
strength and joy are in His place.
28Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
give to the Lord glory and strength. # Ps 29:1–2
29Give to the Lord the glory due His name; # Ps 29:2
bring an offering and come before Him,
bow down to the Lord in holy array.
30Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established; it shall not be moved.
31Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad.
Let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King.” # Ps 96:10; 97:1
32Let the sea roar, and all its fullness.
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33Then the trees of the forest will ring out before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth. # Ps 98:9
34Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
for His mercy endures forever. # 2Ch 5:13; 7:3
35Now say, “Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to Your holy name, # Ps 106:47–48
to glory in Your praise.
36Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, # 1Ki 8:15, 56
from everlasting to everlasting.”
Then all the people said, “Amen,” and “Praise the Lord.”
Worship Before the Ark
37So he left Asaph and his brothers before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as each day required, # 2Ch 8:14; Ezr 3:4 38and also Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, # 1Ch 13:14 and Hosah # 1Ch 26:10 were to be gatekeepers.
39And he left Zadok the priest # 1Ch 15:11 and his priestly brothers before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon # 1Ki 3:4 40to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering continually, morning and evening, # Ex 29:38–42; Nu 28:3–8 according to all that was written in the Law of the Lord, which He commanded Israel.
41With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were marked by name to give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy endures forever. # 2Ch 5:13 42Heman and Jeduthun # 1Ch 25:1–6 had with them trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.
43Then all the people departed, each man to his house, and David returned to bless his house. # 2Sa 6:19–20
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