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Rh and peace-offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a cake made in a pan, and a sweet cake.

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the , the God of Israel: Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud; and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.


 * O give thanks unto the, call upon His name;
 * Make known His doings among the peoples.
 * Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him;
 * Speak ye of all His marvellous works.
 * Glory ye in His holy name;
 * Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the.
 * Seek ye the and His strength;
 * Seek His face continually.
 * Remember His marvellous works that He hath done,
 * His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
 * O ye seed of Israel His servant,
 * Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
 * He is the our God;
 * His judgments are in all the earth.
 * Remember His covenant for ever,
 * The word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
 * [The covenant] which He made with Abraham,
 * And His oath unto Isaac;
 * And He established it unto Jacob for a statute,
 * To Israel for an everlasting covenant;
 * Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
 * The lot of your inheritance.'


 * When ye were but a few men in number,
 * Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
 * And when they went about from nation to nation,
 * And from one kingdom to another people,
 * He suffered no man to do them wrong,
 * Yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
 * 'Touch not Mine anointed ones,
 * And do My prophets no harm.'


 * Sing unto the, all the earth;
 * Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
 * Declare His glory among the nations,
 * His marvellous works among all the peoples.
 * For great is the, and highly to be praised;
 * He also is to be feared above all gods.
 * For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought;
 * But the made the heavens.
 * Honour and majesty are before Him;
 * Strength and gladness are in His place.