1 Chronicles 15:8–16:34
8 from the descendants of Elizaphan,d
Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
9 from the descendants of Hebron,e
Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
10 from the descendants of Uzziel,
Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
11 Then David summoned Zadokf and Abiatharg the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrateh yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13 It was because you, the Levites,i did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us.j We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.k” 14 So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commandedl in accordance with the word of the Lord.m
16 Davidn told the leaders of the Leviteso to appoint their fellow Levites as musiciansp to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.q
17 So the Levites appointed Hemanr son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaphs son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites,t Ethan son of Kushaiah; 18 and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah,b Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edomu and Jeiel,c the gatekeepers.
19 The musicians Heman,v Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 20 Zechariah, Jaaziel,d Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,e 21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.f 22 Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark. 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpetsw before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the arkx of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. 26 Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven ramsy were sacrificed. 27 Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.z 28 So all Israela brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts,b with the sounding of rams’ hornsc and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
16:8–22pp—Ps 105:1–15
16:23–33pp—Ps 96:1–13
16:34–36pp—Ps 106:1,47–48
16 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitchedd for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessede the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisinsf to each Israelite man and woman.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to ministerg before the ark of the Lord, to extol,a thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: 5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,b Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praiseh to the Lord in this manner:
8 Give praisei to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nationsj what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praisek to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;l
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seekm his face always.
12 Remembern the wonderso he has done,
his miracles,p and the judgments he pronounced,
13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
his judgmentsq are in all the earth.
15 He remembersc r his covenant forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenants he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacobt as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaanu
as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When they were but few in number,v
few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 theyd wanderedw from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
21 He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:x
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophetsy no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his gloryz among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;a
he is to be fearedb above all gods.c
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.d
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.e
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;f
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of hise holiness.g
30 Trembleh before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.i
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;j
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!k”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;l
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the treesm of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judgen the earth.
34 Give thankso to the Lord, for he is good;p
his love endures forever.q