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1 They brought the ark of God in and put it in the tent that David had set up for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
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Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.
2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of ADONAI.
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And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.
3 Then he distributed to everyone in Isra'el, to everyone there, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a portion of meat and a raisin cake.
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And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.
4 He appointed certain L'vi'im to serve in front of the ark of ADONAI, to celebrate, and to thank and praise ADONAI the God of Isra'el:
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And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:
5 Asaf, the leader; assisting him, Z'kharyah; then Ye'i'el, Sh'miramot, Yechi'el, Mattityahu, Eli'av, B'nayahu, 'Oved-Edom and Ye'i'el playing lutes and lyres, while Asaf played cymbals.
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Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Uzziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel, with corded instruments of music; and Asaph, with brass instruments sounding loudly;
6 B'nayah and Yachzi'el the cohanim blew the trumpets continually before the ark for the covenant of God.
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And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, blowing horns all the time before the ark of the agreement of God.
7 It was on that same day that David first ordered that thanks be given to ADONAI through Asaf and his kinsmen:
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Then on that day David first made the giving of praise to the Lord the work of Asaph and his brothers.
8 Give thanks to ADONAI! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.
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O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him! Talk about all his wonders.
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Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
10 Glory in his holy name; let those seeking ADONAI have joyful hearts.
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Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
11 Seek ADONAI and his strength; always seek his presence.
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Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
12 Remember the wonders he has done, his signs and his spoken judgments.
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Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
13 You descendants of Isra'el his servant, you offspring of Ya'akov, his chosen ones:
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O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
14 he is ADONAI our God, His judgments are everywhere on earth.
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He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
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He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
16 the covenant he made with Avraham; the oath he swore to Yitz'chak
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The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
17 and established as a law for Ya'akov, for Isra'el as an everlasting covenant:
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And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
18 "To you I will give the land of Kena'an as your allotted heritage."
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Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
19 When you were but few in number, and not only few, but aliens there too,
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When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;
20 wandering from nation to nation, from this kingdom to that people,
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When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;
21 he allowed no one to oppress them. Yes, for their sakes he rebuked even kings:
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He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
22 "Don't touch my anointed ones or do my prophets harm!"
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Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
23 Sing to ADONAI, all the earth! Proclaim his victory day after day!
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Make songs to the Lord, all the earth; give the good news of his salvation day by day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples!
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Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.
25 For ADONAI is great, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared more than all gods.
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For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and he is more to be feared than all other gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are nothing, but ADONAI made the heavens.
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For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.
27 In his presence are honor and majesty; in his place, strength and joy.
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Honour and glory are before him: strength and joy are in his holy place.
28 Give ADONAI his due, you families from the peoples, give ADONAI his due of glory and strength;
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Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 give ADONAI the glory due to his name; bring an offering, and come into his presence. Worship ADONAI in splendid, holy attire.
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Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come before him; give worship to the Lord in holy robes.
30 Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established, immovable.
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Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice; let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "ADONAI is king!"
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Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.
32 Let the sea roar, and everything in it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
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Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;
33 Then the trees in the forest will sing before ADONAI, because he has come to judge the earth.
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Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.
34 Give thanks to ADONAI; for he is good, for his grace continues forever.
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O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
35 Say: "Save us, God who can save us! Gather and rescue us from the nations; so that we can thank your holy name and glory in praising you.
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And say, Be our saviour, O God of our salvation, and let us come back, and give us salvation from the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name and have glory in your praise.
36 Blessed be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, from eternity past to eternity future!" All the people said, "Amen!" and praised ADONAI.
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Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.
37 So, there before the ark for the covenant of ADONAI, David left Asaf and his kinsmen to perform the service regularly before the ark, as each day's work required;
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So he made Asaph and his brothers keep their places there before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, to do whatever had to be done before the ark at all times day by day:
38 also 'Oved-Edom with their kinsmen, sixty-eight of them -'Oved-Edom the son of Y'dutun and Hosah were gatekeepers.
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And Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, with their brothers, sixty-eight of them, to be door-keepers:
39 He left Tzadok the cohen with his kinsmen before the tabernacle of ADONAI at the high place in Giv'on
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And Zadok the priest, with his brothers the priests, before the House of the Lord in the high place at Gibeon;
40 to offer burnt offerings to ADONAI every morning and evening on the altar for burnt offerings, according to everything written in the Torah of ADONAI, which he gave to Isra'el.
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To give burned offerings to the Lord on the altar of burned offerings morning and evening, every day, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord which he gave to Israel;
41 With them were Heman and Y'dutun and the rest who were chosen and assigned by name to give thanks to ADONAI, because his grace continues forever.
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And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were marked out by name to give praise to the Lord, for his mercy is unchanging for ever;
42 With them were Heman and Y'dutun to play trumpets and cymbals, also instruments for the songs about God; while the sons of Y'dutun were assigned to the gate.
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And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.
43 Then the people all left for their homes, and David returned to bless his household.
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And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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