1 Chronicles 16

²When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the LORD’s name.

³He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.

⁴He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

⁵Asaph 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;

⁶with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to the LORD by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

⁸Oh give thanks to the LORD.

⁹Sing to him.

¹⁰Glory in his holy name.

¹¹Seek the LORD and his strength.

¹²Remember his marvelous works that he has done,

¹³you offspring of Israel his servant,

¹⁴He is the LORD our God.

¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,

¹⁶the covenant which he made with Abraham,

¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

¹⁸saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan,

¹⁹when you were but a few men in number,

²⁰They went about from nation to nation,

²¹He allowed no man to do them wrong.

²²“Don’t touch my anointed ones!

²³Sing to the LORD, all the earth!

²⁴Declare his glory among the nations,

²⁵For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised.

²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols,

²⁷Honor and majesty are before him.

²⁸Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples,

²⁹Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name.

³⁰Tremble before him, all the earth.

³¹Let the heavens be glad,

³²Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

³³Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD,

³⁴Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,

³⁵Say, “Save us, God of our salvation!

³⁶Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,

³⁷So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

³⁸and Obed-Edom with their sixty-eight relatives; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

³⁹and Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests, before the LORD’s tabernacle in the high place that was at Gibeon,

⁴⁰to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the LORD’s law, which he commanded to Israel;

⁴¹and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;

⁴²and 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.

⁴³All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.