4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 mAsaph was the chief, and second to him were nZechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests owere to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.
David’s Song of Thanks
8 pOh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
10 qGlory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rrejoice!
11 Seek the Lord and his strength;
sseek his presence continually!
12 tRemember the wondrous works that he has done,
his miracles and the judgments he uttered,
13 O offspring of Israel his servant,
children of Jacob, uhis chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 vthe covenant that he made with Abraham,
whis sworn promise to Isaac,
17 which he xconfirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, “To you I will give the yland of Canaan,
as your portion for an inheritance.”
19 When you were few in number,
of little account, and sojourners in it,
20 wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
21 zhe allowed no one to oppress them;
ahe rebuked kings on their account,
22 saying, b“Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!”
23 cSing to the Lord, all the earth!
Tell of his salvation from day to day.
24 dDeclare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
25 For egreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and he is fto be feared gabove all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 hAscribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
29 Ascribe to the Lord the iglory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him!
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;1
30 jtremble before him, all the earth;
yes, kthe world is established; it shall never be moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and llet the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, “The Lord mreigns!”
32 nLet the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it!
33 Then shall the trees of the forest osing for joy
pbefore the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
34 Oh qgive thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
35 Say also:
r“Save us, O God of our salvation,
and sgather and deliver us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
36 tBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!”
Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.
Worship Before the Ark
37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark as each day required, 38 and also Obed-edom and his2 sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. 39 And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at uGibeon 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the valtar of burnt offering wregularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.
43 xThen all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.
Worship in the Splendor of Holiness
1 cOh dsing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, ebless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 fDeclare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4 For ggreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is hto be feared iabove all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 jAscribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
8 Ascribe to the Lord the kglory due his name;
bring an offering, and lcome into his courts!
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;1
mtremble before him, all the earth!
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord nreigns!
oYes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”
11 pLet the heavens be glad, and qlet the earth rejoice;
rlet the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the forest ssing for joy
13 tbefore the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Ascribe to the Lord Glory
A Psalm of David.
1 aAscribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,1
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.2
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory bthunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is cpowerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to dskip like a calf,
and eSirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth3
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as fking forever.
11 May the Lord ggive strength to his people!
May the Lord bless4 his people with peace!
