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UST 1CH Chapter 16

16 They brought God’s sacred chest to Jerusalem and put it inside the special tent that David’s workers set up. Then they brought offerings which they fully burned on the altar and other offerings commemorating friendship between them and God. They offered the offerings in front of the special tent which housed the sacred chest. 2 When the priests finished presenting all those offerings, David asked Yahweh to bless the Israelite people. 3 David ordered his servants to give a loaf of bread, a baked good with dates, and a baked good with raisins to every Israelite who was there, both men and women.

4 Then David appointed some of the descendants of Levi to stand in front of the special tent in which the descendants of Levi placed Yahweh’s sacred chest, to lead the people who worshiped and thanked and praised Yahweh, the God of the Israelite people. 5 Asaph was their leader. Zechariah was his assistant. The other descendants of Levi who helped were Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph played cymbals. 6 Benaiah and Jahaziel were priests who blew trumpets frequently in front of the special tent in which the descendants of Levi placed the sacred chest symbolizing the agreement between God and the people of Israel.

7 On that day, David first gave to Asaph and his helpers this song to praise Yahweh:

8 Thank Yahweh and pray to him.

Tell the people of all nations what he has done.

9 Sing to him; sing songs to praise him.

Tell about all his miraculous deeds.

10 Be glad that he is holy.

Those who follow Yahweh should rejoice.

11 Ask Yahweh to help you and give you his strength.

Frequently pray to him!

12 Think about the wonderful things that he has done,

the miracles he has done, and the just laws that he has decreed.

13 We are the offsrping of his servant Israel;

we are the descendants of Jacob whom he has chosen.

14 Yahweh is our God.

People throughout the world know his just laws.

15 Think about for all of your life the agreement that he made;

he made a promise that will last for 1,000 generations.

16 That is the agreement that he made with Abraham,

and God repeated that promise to Isaac, Abraham’s son.

17 God continued the agreement for Isaac’s son, Jacob, as a decree;

as a promise to Israel and his descendants for all time.

18 God said, “I will give the region of Canaan to you,

to belong to you and your descendants.”

19 When there were hardly any of your ancestors,

just a tiny group of people who were living in that land like strangers,

20 they continued to wander from one place to another,

from one kingdom to another.

21 God did not allow others to oppress them,

and he warned kings on your ancestors’ behalf by saying to them,

22 “Do not harm the people whom I have chosen!

Do not wrong my prophets!”

23 You people throughout the world, sing to Yahweh.

Every day proclaim to others that he has saved us.

24 Tell among the nations that he is great;

tell all the people groups the marvelous things that he has done;

25 because Yahweh is great, and he deserves praise very much.

Everyone should revere him more than all the gods,

26 because all the gods that the other people groups worship are idols with no value,

but Yahweh is truly great; he created the skies.

27 Magnificence and grandeur come from where he is.

Power and joy come from the place where he lives.

28 You people in nations all over the world, praise Yahweh!

Praise Yahweh for his glorious power!

29 Attribute to Yahweh the glory his name deserves.

Come to his place of worship with offerings to give to him!

Bow down and worship Yahweh because he is holy and his holiness shines out from him with wonderful beauty.

30 You people throughout the world, be reverent and respectful when you are in his place of worship because of his sheer power.

As one example, he put the earth firmly in its place; nothing ever will be able to move it.

31 Everything in the sky should celebrate and everything on the earth should cheer.

Everything in the sky and on the earth declare to all the people groups of the world, “Yahweh is king!”

32 The oceans and all the creatures in the oceans should shout;

the fields and everything in them should rejoice.

33 When that happens, the trees in the forest should cheer in front of Yahweh,

because he will come to judge everyone on the earth.

34 Thank Yahweh, because everything he does shows he is good,

because he faithfully loves us always.

35 Say to him, “God who provides our liberation, rescue us,

and bring us together and save us from the armies of other nations,

so that we will thank you for your sacred character and reputation,

and revel in giving you praise.”

36 Yahweh, the God of us Israelite people, deserves praise,

for all time, in the past and in the future.

After the people finished singing that song, they all said “We agree!”, and they praised Yahweh. 37 Then David left Asaph and the other members of his clan there in front of the tent where the sacred chest symbolizing the agreement between Yahweh and the people of Israel was. David told them that they must do their work there every day. 38 David also left Obed Edom and other descendants of Levi to work there, 68 in all. Hosah and Obed Edom, Jeduthun’s son, guarded the entrances of the sacred tent.

39 David also told Zadok the high priest and the other priests who worked with him to remain in front of Yahweh’s sacred tent, at the place where the Israelite people worshiped Yahweh there in the city of Gibeon. 40 Every morning and every evening they burned offerings to Yahweh on the altar for such offerings, obeying the rules Moses wrote down, the rules that Yahweh gave to the Israelite people. 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the other descendants of Levi whom David chose specifically. They sang songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun led the music, including those playing trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments for singing to God. Jeduthun’s sons guarded the gates of the sacred tent.

43 Then all the people left. They all returned to their homes, and David returned home to ask Yahweh to bless his family.

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