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He appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
5
Asaph was the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
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and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
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Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred.
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O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.
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