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The Ark Placed in a Tent

1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside *ch. 15:1the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord3 and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat,*16:3 Compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain and a cake of raisins.

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 *ch. 6:39Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day *[2 Sam. 22:1;23:1]David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

David’s Song of Thanks

8 *For ver. 8-22, see Ps. 105:1-15Oh give thanks to the Lord; *Isa. 12:4call upon his name;

*[Ps. 145:11,12]make known his deeds among the peoples!

9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

10 Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

11 *Ps. 24:6;27:8Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

12 *[Ps. 77:11;143:5] Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

*Ps. 78:43his miracles and the judgments he uttered,

13 O offspring of Israel his servant,

children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

14 He is the Lord our God;

*Isa. 26:9his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant *Gen. 17:2;22:16;26:3;28:13;[Luke 1:73]that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

17 which *Gen. 35:11,12he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 saying, *Gen. 13:15;15:18-21"To you I will give the land of Canaan,

as your portion for an inheritance."

19 When you were *Deut. 7:7;26:5few in number,

of little account, and *Heb. 11:9sojourners in it,

20 wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

21 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he *[Gen. 12:17;20:3]rebuked kings on their account,

22 saying, "Touch not my anointed ones,

do my *[Gen. 20:7]prophets no harm!"

23 *For ver. 23-33, see Ps. 96:1-13Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Tell of his salvation from day to day.

24 Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

25 For *Ps. 145:3great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and he is to be feared *[Ps. 95:3]above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

*[Ps. 115:15;Isa. 42:5;44:24;Jer. 10:11,12]but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy are in his place.

28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

*[Ps. 29:1]ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering and come before him!

*[Ps. 110:3]Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;*16:29 Or in holy attire

30 tremble before him, all the earth;

yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

31 *[Isa. 49:13] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, *Ps. 93:1;97:1;99:1;[Isa. 52:7;Rev. 11:15,17;19:6]"The Lord reigns!"

32 *Ps. 98:7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

34 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

35 *For ver. 35, 36, see Ps. 106:47,48Say also:

"Save us, O God of our salvation,

and gather and deliver us from among the nations,

that we may give thanks to your holy name

and glory in your praise.

36 *Ps. 41:13;[1 Kgs. 8:15] Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting!"

*[Deut. 27:15;Ps. 106:48]Then all the people said, "Amen!" and praised the Lord.

Worship Before the Ark

37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there *ver. 4, 5before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark *2 Chr. 31:16as each day required, 38 and also *ch. 26:4Obed-edom and his*16:38 Hebrew their sixty-eight brothers, while *ch. 26:4Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and *ch. 26:10,16Hosah were to be gatekeepers. 39 And he left *ch. 15:11Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord*See 1 Kgs. 3:4in the high place that was at Gibeon 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord*Ex. 27:1on the altar of burnt offering *See Ex. 29:38-41;Num. 28:3-8regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. 41 With them were *See ch. 6:33Heman and Jeduthun *[ch. 25:1,3,6] and the rest of those chosen and *Num. 1:17expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, *2 Chr. 5:13;7:3,6;20:21;Ezra 3:11;Jer. 33:11;See ver. 34for his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments *[ch. 25:7;2 Chr. 29:27]for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.

43 *2 Sam. 6:19,20Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.