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1 Chronicles 16

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They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

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When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in Yahweh’s name.

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He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

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He appointed some of the Levites to minister before Yahweh’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:

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Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

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with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

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Then on that day David first ordained to give thanks to Yahweh, by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

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Make what he has done known among the peoples.

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Tell of all his marvelous works.

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Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

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Seek his face forever more.

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his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

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you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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His judgments are in all the earth.

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the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

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his oath to Isaac.

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and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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The lot of your inheritance,”

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yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.

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from one kingdom to another people.

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Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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Do my prophets no harm!”

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Display his salvation from day to day.

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and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

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He also is to be feared above all gods.

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but Yahweh made the heavens.

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Strength and gladness are in his place.

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ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!

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Worship Yahweh in holy array.

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The world also is established that it can’t be moved.

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Let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns!”

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Let the field exult, and all that is in it!

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for he comes to judge the earth.

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for his loving kindness endures forever.

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to triumph in your praise.”

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All the people said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh.

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So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

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and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

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and Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, before Yahweh’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,

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to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in Yahweh’s law, which he commanded to Israel;

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and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;

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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.

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All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.