1 ARST They brought God’ s sacred chest to Jerusalem and put it inside the special tent that David’ s workers set up. Then they brought offerings which they fully burned on the altar and other offerings commemorating friendship between them and God. They offered the offerings in front of the special tent which housed the sacred chest. BSB BSB: So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 ARST When the priests finished presenting all those offerings, David asked Yahweh to bless the Israelite people. BSB BSB: When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 ARST David ordered his servants to give a loaf of bread, a baked good with dates, and a baked good with raisins to every Israelite who was there, both men and women. BSB BSB: Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
4 ARST Then David appointed some of the descendants of Levi to stand in front of the special tent in which the descendants of Levi placed Yahweh’ s sacred chest, to lead the people who worshiped and thanked and praised Yahweh, the God of the Israelite people. BSB BSB: David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
5 ARST Asaph was their leader. Zechariah was his assistant. The other descendants of Levi who helped were Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed- Edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph played cymbals. BSB BSB: Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
6 ARST Benaiah and Jahaziel were priests who blew trumpets frequently in front of the special tent in which the descendants of Levi placed the sacred chest symbolizing the agreement between God and the people of Israel. BSB BSB: and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 ARST On that day, David first gave to Asaph and his helpers this song to praise Yahweh: BSB BSB: On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
8 ARST Thank Yahweh and pray to him. Tell the people of all nations what he has done. BSB BSB: “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
9 ARST Sing to him; sing songs to praise him. Tell about all his miraculous deeds. BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
10 ARST Be glad that he is holy. Those who follow Yahweh should rejoice. BSB BSB: Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11 ARST Ask Yahweh to help you and give you his strength. Frequently pray to him! BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
12 ARST Think about the wonderful things that he has done, the miracles he has done, and the just laws that he has decreed. BSB BSB: Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
13 ARST We are the offsrping of his servant Israel; we are the descendants of Jacob whom he has chosen. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
14 ARST Yahweh is our God. People throughout the world know his just laws. BSB BSB: He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
15 ARST Think about for all of your life the agreement that he made; he made a promise that will last for 1, 000 generations. BSB BSB: Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
16 ARST That is the agreement that he made with Abraham, and God repeated that promise to Isaac, Abraham’ s son. BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
17 ARST God continued the agreement for Isaac’ s son, Jacob, as a decree; as a promise to Israel and his descendants for all time. BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 ARST God said,“I will give the region of Canaan to you, to belong to you and your descendants.” BSB BSB: ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
19 ARST When there were hardly any of your ancestors, just a tiny group of people who were living in that land like strangers, BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
20 ARST they continued to wander from one place to another, from one kingdom to another. BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
21 ARST God did not allow others to oppress them, and he warned kings on your ancestors’ behalf by saying to them, BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
22 ARST “Do not harm the people whom I have chosen! Do not wrong my prophets!” BSB BSB: ‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’
23 ARST You people throughout the world, sing to Yahweh. Every day proclaim to others that he has saved us. BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.
24 ARST Tell among the nations that he is great; tell all the people groups the marvelous things that he has done; BSB BSB: Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
25 ARST because Yahweh is great, and he deserves praise very much. Everyone should revere him more than all the gods, BSB BSB: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
26 ARST because all the gods that the other people groups worship are idols with no value, but Yahweh is truly great; he created the skies. BSB BSB: For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
27 ARST Magnificence and grandeur come from where he is. Power and joy come from the place where he lives. BSB BSB: Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
28 ARST You people in nations all over the world, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power! BSB BSB: Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
29 ARST Attribute to Yahweh the glory his name deserves. Come to his place of worship with offerings to give to him! Bow down and worship Yahweh because he is holy and his holiness shines out from him with wonderful beauty. BSB BSB: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;
30 ARST You people throughout the world, be reverent and respectful when you are in his place of worship because of his sheer power. As one example, he put the earth firmly in its place; nothing ever will be able to move it. BSB BSB: tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
31 ARST Everything in the sky should celebrate and everything on the earth should cheer. Everything in the sky and on the earth declare to all the people groups of the world,“Yahweh is king!” BSB BSB: Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
32 ARST The oceans and all the creatures in the oceans should shout; the fields and everything in them should rejoice. BSB BSB: Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
33 ARST When that happens, the trees in the forest should cheer in front of Yahweh, because he will come to judge everyone on the earth. BSB BSB: Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
34 ARST Thank Yahweh, because everything he does shows he is good, because he faithfully loves us always. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
35 ARST Say to him,“God who provides our liberation, rescue us, and bring us together and save us from the armies of other nations, so that we will thank you for your sacred character and reputation, and revel in giving you praise.” BSB BSB: Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
36 ARST Yahweh, the God of us Israelite people, deserves praise, for all time, in the past and in the future. After the people finished singing that song, they all said“We agree!”, and they praised Yahweh. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
37 ARST Then David left Asaph and the other members of his clan there in front of the tent where the sacred chest symbolizing the agreement between Yahweh and the people of Israel was. David told them that they must do their work there every day. BSB BSB: So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
38 ARST David also left Obed Edom and other descendants of Levi to work there, 68 in all. Hosah and Obed Edom, Jeduthun’ s son, guarded the entrances of the sacred tent. BSB BSB: along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
39 ARST David also told Zadok the high priest and the other priests who worked with him to remain in front of Yahweh’ s sacred tent, at the place where the Israelite people worshiped Yahweh there in the city of Gibeon. BSB BSB: And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
40 ARST Every morning and every evening they burned offerings to Yahweh on the altar for such offerings, obeying the rules Moses wrote down, the rules that Yahweh gave to the Israelite people. BSB BSB: to regularly present burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the Law of the LORD, which He had commanded Israel to keep.
41 ARST With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the other descendants of Levi whom David chose specifically. They sang songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever. BSB BSB: With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
42 ARST Heman and Jeduthun led the music, including those playing trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments for singing to God. Jeduthun’ s sons guarded the gates of the sacred tent. BSB BSB: Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
43 ARST Then all the people left. They all returned to their homes, and David returned home to ask Yahweh to bless his family. BSB BSB: Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
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