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Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
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and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
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Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brothers.
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Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
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