A Tent for the Ark (2 Samuel 6:17–19)
1 DRA So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God. 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 DRA And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. BSB BSB: When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
3 DRA And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil. BSB BSB: Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
4 DRA And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel. 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 DRA Asaph the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with 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 DRA But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. BSB BSB: and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving (Psalm 105:1–15)
7 DRA In that day David made Asaph the chief to give praise to the Lord with his brethren. BSB BSB: On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
8 DRA Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make known his doings among the nations. BSB BSB: “Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
9 DRA Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and relate all his wondrous works. BSB BSB: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
10 DRA Praise ye his holy name: let the heart I of them rejoice, that seek the Lord. BSB BSB: Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11 DRA Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye his face evermore. BSB BSB: Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
12 DRA Remember his wonderful works, which he hath done: his signs, and the judgments of his mouth. BSB BSB: Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
13 DRA O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children of Jacob his chosen. BSB BSB: O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
14 DRA He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. BSB BSB: He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
15 DRA Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations. BSB BSB: Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
16 DRA The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac. BSB BSB: the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
17 DRA And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: BSB BSB: He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 DRA Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance. BSB BSB: ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
19 DRA When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it. BSB BSB: When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
20 DRA And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people. BSB BSB: they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
21 DRA He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake. BSB BSB: He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
22 DRA Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets. BSB BSB: ‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’
Sing to the LORD, All the Earth (Psalm 96:1–13)
23 DRA Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth: shew forth from day to day his salvation. BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.
24 DRA Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people. BSB BSB: Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
25 DRA For the Lord is great and exceedingly to be praised: and he is to be feared above all gods. BSB BSB: For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
26 DRA For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens. BSB BSB: For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
27 DRA Praise and magnificence are before him: strength and joy in his place. BSB BSB: Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
28 DRA Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire. BSB BSB: Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
29 DRA Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness. 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 DRA Let all the earth be moved at his presence: for he hath founded the world immoveable. BSB BSB: tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
31 DRA Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned. BSB BSB: Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
32 DRA Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all things that are in them. BSB BSB: Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them.
33 DRA Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge 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 DRA Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. BSB BSB: Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
35 DRA And say ye: Save us, O God our saviour: and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give glory to thy holy name, and may rejoice in singing thy praises. 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 DRA Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity: and let all the people say Amen, and a hymn to God. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
Worship before the Ark 37 DRA So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses. 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 DRA And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters. BSB BSB: along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
39 DRA And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon. 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 DRA That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel. 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 DRA And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest that were chosen, every one by his name to give praise to the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever. 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 DRA And Heman and Idithun sounded the trumpet, and played on the cymbals, and all kinds of musical instruments to sing praises to God: and the sons of Idithun he made porters. 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 DRA And all the people returned to their houses: and David to bless also his own house. BSB BSB: Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
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