Chapter 16

¹ So they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they offered whole burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. ² And David finished offering up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord. ³ And he divided to every man of Israel (both men and women), to [every] man one baker’s loaf, and a cake. ⁴ And he appointed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister [and] lift up the voice, and to give thanks and praise the Lord God of Israel: ⁵ Asaph [was] the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel sounding with musical instruments, lutes [and] harps, and Asaph with cymbals: ⁶ and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [sounding] continually with trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God in that day.

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⁷ Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

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⁸ Song. Give thanks to the Lord, call upon him by his name,

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⁹ Sing [songs] to him, and sing hymns to him,

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¹⁰ Praise his holy name,

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¹¹ Seek the Lord and be strong,

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¹² Remember his wonderful works which he has wrought,

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¹³ [Ye] seed of Israel his servants,

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¹⁴ He [is] the Lord our God;

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¹⁵ Let us remember his covenant forever,

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¹⁶ Which he covenanted with Abraham,

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¹⁷ He confirmed it to Jacob for an ordinance,

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¹⁸ Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan,

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¹⁹ When they were few in number,

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²⁰ And went from nation to nation,

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²¹ He suffered not a man to oppress them,

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²² Saying, Touch not my anointed ones,

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²³ Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth;

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²⁴ Declare among the nations his glory,

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²⁵ For the Lord [is] great, and greatly to be praised:

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²⁶ For all the gods of the nations [are] idols;

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²⁷ Glory and praise [are] in his presence;

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²⁸ Give to the Lord, ye families of the nations,

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²⁹ Give to the Lord the glory [belonging] to his name:

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³⁰ Let the whole earth fear before him;

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³¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult;

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³² The sea with its fullness shall resound

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³³ Then shall the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord,

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³⁴ Give thanks to the Lord, for [it is] good,

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³⁵ And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,

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³⁶ Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel

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³⁷ And they left there Asaph and his brethren before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, according to the service of each day: from day to day. ³⁸ And Obed-edom and his brethren [were] sixty and eight; and Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, [were] to be doorkeepers. ³⁹ And [they appointed] Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place in Gibeon, ⁴⁰ to offer up whole burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of whole burnt offerings continually morning and evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God. ⁴¹ And with him [were] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest chosen out by name to praise the Lord, for his mercy [endures] forever. ⁴² And with them [there were] trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and musical instruments for the songs of God: and the sons of Jeduthun [were] at the gate.

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⁴³ And all the people went every one to his home: and David returned to bless his house.

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