1 Chronicles 16:1-43 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it… After having brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom and set it in the tent that David had made for it, there was a general offering of sacrifices by David and the congregation as thank offerings to the Lord, and David blessed the people. Of these thank offerings he ordered that certain portions should be given to every man and woman in Israel - "a loaf of bread, a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine." Having done this, he set in order the service of the Levites in the holy tent on Zion. "Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren? The meaning of this passage is that David committed to Asaph the carrying out of the service of song; that liturgical singing was then to be introduced. This beautiful psalm was doubtless composed by David himself for liturgical song in the public worship. The first half of the psalm (vers. 8-22) recurs in Psalm 105:1-15; the second half (vers. 23-33) in Psalm 96.; and the conclusion (vers. 34-36) in Psalm 106:1, 47, 48. There is a swelling ascription throughout the psalm, commencing with ver. 8. From that verse down to the end of ver. 22 the call is to Israel to praise the Lord. From ver. 23 to ver. 29 the call is to the heathen or Gentile nations to praise the Lord. From ver. 30 to ver. 34 the call is to the whole earth and to inanimate nature to praise him. Ver. 35 seems a prophetical anticipation which David commands to take the form of a prayer that the time may soon come when God's ancient people shall be gathered to their own land, and when the Church of God redeemed from among men shall assemble round his throne throughout eternity to praise his holy Name. Then the earthly people of God, having accepted the Lord Jesus as their Messiah, and the Church of Christ gathered to him at his coaling, shall sing their hallelujahs of praise, and the glory of the Lord fill heaven and earth. - W. Parallel Verses KJV: So 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. |
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