1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
4And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name,
9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him,
10Glory ye in his holy name:
11Seek the Lord and his strength,
12Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
13O ye seed of Israel his servant,
14He is the Lord our God;
15Be ye mindful always of his covenant;
16Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham,
17And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law,
18Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
19When ye were but few,
20And when they went from nation to nation,
21He suffered no man to do them wrong:
22Saying, Touch not mine anointed,
23Sing unto the Lord, all the earth;
24Declare his glory among the heathen;
25For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised:
26For all the gods of the people are idols:
27Glory and honour are in his presence;
28Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people,
29Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name:
30Fear before him, all the earth:
31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice:
32Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof:
33Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord,
34O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good;
35And say ye,
36Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever.
37So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required:
38and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
39and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel;
41and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;
42and 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 porters.
43And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.