1 Chronicles 16 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

1They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the Lord

and sacrifices to ask his blessing.

2After David had finished, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord

3and gave every person in the crowd a small loaf of bread, some meat, and a handful of raisins.

4David appointed some of the Levites to serve at the sacred chest; they were to play music and sing praises to the Lord God of Israel.

5Asaph was their leader, and Zechariah was his assistant. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and another man named Jeiel were appointed to play small harps and stringed instruments. Asaph himself played the cymbals,

6and the two priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets every day in front of the sacred chest.

David's Song of Praise(Psalms 105.1-15; 96.1-13; 106.1,47,48)

7That same day, David instructed Asaph and his relatives for the first time to sing these praises to the Lord:

8Praise the Lord

and pray in his name!

Tell everyone

what he has done.

9Sing praises to the Lord!

Tell about his miracles.

10Celebrate and worship

his holy name

with all your heart.

11Trust the Lord

and his mighty power.

Worship him always.

12Remember his miracles

and all his wonders

and his fair decisions.

13You belong to the family

of Israel, his servant;

you are his chosen ones,

the descendants of Jacob.

14The Lord is our God,

bringing justice

everywhere on earth.

15We must never forget

his agreement and his promises,

not in thousands of years.

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because he is good to us,

and his love never fails.

35Say to him, “Save us, Lord God!

Bring us back

from among the nations.

Let us celebrate and shout

in praise of your holy name.

36 Lord God of Israel,

you deserve to be praised

forever and ever.”

After David finished, the people shouted, “Amen! Praise the Lord!”

David Appoints Worship Leaders at Jerusalem and Gibeon

37David chose Asaph and the Levites in his clan to be in charge of the daily worship at the place where the sacred chest was kept.

38Obed-Edom and 68 of his relatives were their assistants, and Hosah and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun were the guards.

39David also chose Zadok the priest and his relatives who were priests to serve at the Lord's sacred tent at Gibeon.

40They were to offer sacrifices on the altar every morning and evening, just as the Lord had commanded in the Law he gave Israel.

412 Ch 5.11-13; 3 Macc 6.32. Heman and Jeduthun were their assistants, as well as the other men who had been chosen to praise the Lord for his never-ending love.

42Heman and Jeduthun were also responsible for blowing the trumpets, and for playing the cymbals and other instruments during worship at the tent. The Levites in Jeduthun's clan were the guards at Gibeon.

43 2 S 6.19,20. After that, everyone went home, and David went home to his family.