1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16 ©
1 David's festival sacrifice, and liberality to the people. 4 He appointeth a band of singers and music to praise the Lord. 7 The psalm of thanksgiving. 37 He appointeth ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend continually on the ark.
¶And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister dbefore the ark of the LORD, and to erecord, and to thank and praise the fLORD God of Israel:
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests hwith trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
¶Then on that day David idelivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
Give jthanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
When ye were but 3few, veven a few, and strangers in it.
He xsuffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Sing yunto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
For agreat is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared babove all gods.
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon vthe altar of the burnt offering continually 4morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;
And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were 5porters.
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to ybless his house.