1Theya brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it.b Then they offered •burnt offerings and •fellowship offerings in God’s presence. 2When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of •Yahweh. 3Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate the LORD God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him. 5•Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals 6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving

7On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the LORD by Asaph and his relatives:

8Give thanksc to Yahweh; call on His name;

proclaim His deeds among the peoples.d

9Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;

tell about all His wonderful works!

10Honor His holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

11Search for the LORD and for His strength;

seek His face always.e

12Remember the wonderful works He has done,f

His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,g, h

13you offspring of Israel His servant,

Jacob’s descendants — His chosen ones.

14He is the LORD our God;

His judgments govern the whole earth.i

15Remember His covenant forever —

the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,

16the covenant He made with Abraham,

sworej to Isaac,k

17and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:l

18“I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.”m

19When theyn were few in number,

very few indeed,o and temporary residents in Canaan

20wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another,

21He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf:p

22“Do not touch My anointed ones

or harm My prophets.”q

23Singr to the LORD, all the earth.

Proclaim His salvation from day to day.

24Declare His glory among the nations,

His wonderful works among all peoples.

25For the LORD is great and highly praised;s

He is feared above all gods.t

26For all the gods of the peoples are idols,u

but the LORD made the heavens.v

27Splendor and majesty are before Him;

strength and joy are in His place.

28Ascribe to the LORD, families of the peoples,

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

29Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;

bring an offering and come before Him.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;w

30tremblex before Him, all the earth.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be shaken.

31Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,y

and let them say among the nations, “The LORD is King! ”

32Let the sea and everything in it resound;

let the fields and all that is in them exult.z

33Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the LORD,

for He is coming to judge the earth.

34Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever.aa

35And say:ab “Save us, God of our salvation;

gather us and rescue us from the nations

so that we may give thanks to Your holy name

and rejoice in Your praise.

36May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedac

from everlasting to everlasting.”

Then all the people said, “•Amen” and “Praise the LORD.”

37So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to minister regularlyad before the ark according to the daily requirements.ae 38He assigned Obed-edomaf and hisag 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosahah were to be gatekeepers. 39David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the •high place in Gibeonai 40to offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.aj 41With them were Heman,ak Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by nameal to give thanks to the LORD — for His faithful love endures forever.am 42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God.an Jeduthun’s sons were at the gate.

43Then all the people left for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.ao