Verse 1
So they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God.
Verse 2
And when Dauid had made an ende of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the Lorde.
Verse 3
And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece of flesh, and a bottel of wine.
Verse 4
And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lorde, and to rehearse and to thanke and prayse the Lord God of Israel:
Verse 5
Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, & Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom, euen Ieiel with instruments, violes and harpes, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbales,
Verse 6
And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God.
Verse 7
Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lorde by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
Verse 8
Praise the Lorde and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.
Verse 9
Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his wonderfull workes.
Verse 10
Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce.
Verse 11
Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.
Verse 12
Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgementes of his mouth,
Verse 13
O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his chosen.
Verse 14
He is the Lorde our God: his iudgements are throughout all the earth.
Verse 15
Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commaunded to a thousand generations:
Verse 16
Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:
Verse 17
And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, & to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,
Verse 18
Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.
Verse 19
When ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,
Verse 20
And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people,
Verse 21
He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked Kings for their sakes, saying,
Verse 22
Touch not mine anoynted, and doe my Prophets no harme.
Verse 23
Sing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation from day to day.
Verse 24
Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people.
Verse 25
For the Lorde is great & much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.
Verse 26
For all the gods of the people are idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.
Verse 27
Prayse and glory are before him: power & beautie are in his place.
Verse 28
Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.
Verse 29
Giue vnto the Lorde ye glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lorde in the glorious Sanctuarie.
Verse 30
Tremble ye before him, al the earth: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue.
Verse 31
Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lorde reigneth.
Verse 32
Let the sea roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull and all that is in it.
Verse 33
Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lorde: for he commeth to iudge the earth.
Verse 34
Prayse the Lorde, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.
Verse 35
And say ye, Saue vs, O God, our saluation, and gather vs, and deliuer vs from the heathen, that we may prayse thine holy Name, and glorie in thy praise.
Verse 36
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, So be it, and praise the Lorde.
Verse 37
Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, that which was to be done euery day:
Verse 38
And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.
Verse 39
And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of ye Lorde, in the hie place that was at Gibeon,
Verse 40
To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commaunded Israel.
Verse 41
And with them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lorde, because his mercie endureth for euer.
Verse 42
Euen with them were Heman & Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate.
Verse 43
And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.