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16.27 :Ascribe unto the, ye kindreds of the peoples,
 * Ascribe unto the glory and strength.
 * Ascribe unto the the glory due unto His name;
 * Bring an offering, and come before Him;
 * Worship the in the beauty of holiness.
 * Tremble before Him, all the earth;
 * The world also is established that it cannot be moved.
 * Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
 * And let them say among the nations: 'The reigneth.'
 * Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
 * Let the field exult, and all that is therein;
 * Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy,
 * Before the, for He is come to judge the earth.


 * O give thanks unto the ; for He is good;
 * For His mercy endureth for ever.
 * And say ye: 'Save us, O God of our salvation,
 * And gather us together and deliver us from the nations,
 * That we may give thanks unto Thy holy name,
 * That we may triumph in Thy praise.'
 * Blessed be the, the God of Israel,
 * From everlasting even to everlasting.
 * And all the people said: 'Amen, 'and praised the.

So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required; and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers; and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the in the high place that was at Gibeon, to offer burnt-offerings unto the  upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the Law of the , which He commanded unto Israel; and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the , because His mercy endureth for ever; and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. And all the people departed every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the dwelleth under curtains.' And Nathan said unto David: 'Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.' And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the : Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in; for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have [gone] from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle [to another[. In all places wherein I have walked among all Israel, spoke I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying: