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Ministering Before the Ark
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They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. SCode 1Chr 15:1
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After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
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Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
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He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to extol, thank, and praise the LORD, the God of Israel:
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Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, SCode 1Chr 6:39
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and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
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That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the LORD in this manner: SCode 2Sam 22:1 2Sam 23:1
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Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. SCode 1Chr 16:8~22 Psa 105:1~15 Psa 145:11~12 Isa 12:4
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Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. SCode Psa 24:6 Psa 27:8
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Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, SCode Psa 143:5 Psa 77:11 Psa 78:43
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you his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
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He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. SCode Isa 26:9
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He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
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the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. SCode Gen 17:2 Gen 26:3 Gen 28:13 Gen 22:16 Lk 1:73
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: SCode Gen 35:11~12
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"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." SCode Gen 13:15 Gen 15:18~21
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When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, SCode Deu 26:5 Deu 7:7 Heb 11:9
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they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: SCode Gen 20:3 Gen 12:17
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"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm." SCode Gen 20:7
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Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. SCode 1Chr 16:23~33 Psa 96:1~13
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Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
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For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. SCode Psa 95:3 Psa 145:3
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For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. SCode Psa 115:15 Isa 42:5 Isa 44:24 Jer 10:11~12
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Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
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Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. SCode Psa 29:1
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Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. SCode Psa 110:3
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Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
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Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" SCode Psa 93:1 Psa 97:1 Psa 99:1 Isa 52:7 Isa 49:13 Rev 19:6 Rev 11:15 Rev 11:17
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Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! SCode Psa 98:7
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Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Cry out, "Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise." SCode Psa 106:47~48
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Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD." SCode Deu 27:15 1Ki 8:15 Psa 41:13 Psa 106:48
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David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements. SCode 1Chr 16:4~5 2Chr 31:16
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He also left Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were gatekeepers. SCode 1Chr 26:4 1Chr 26:10 1Chr 26:16
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David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon SCode 1Ki 3:4 1Chr 15:11
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to present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD, which he had given Israel. SCode Exo 27:1 Exo 29:38~41 Num 28:3~8
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With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, "for his love endures forever." SCode Num 1:17 1Chr 25:1 1Chr 25:3 1Chr 25:6~7 1Chr 6:33 1Chr 16:34~36 2Chr 7:3 2Chr 7:6 2Chr 5:13 2Chr 20:21 Ezr 3:11 Jer 33:11
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Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate. SCode 2Chr 29:27
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Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family. SCode 2Sam 6:19~20
NIV Footnotes
  1. 16:18-20 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They
  2. 16:4 Or petition; or invoke
  3. 16:5 See 15:18,20; Hebrew Jeiel, possibly another name for Jaaziel.
  4. 16:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember
  5. 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of
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