דברי הימים א ט״ז:כ״ג-ל״ג
I Chronicles 16:23-33
Hebrew
וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיַּצִּ֣יגוּ אֹת֔וֹ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָה־ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּ עֹל֥וֹת וּשְׁלָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ וַיְכַ֣ל דָּוִ֔יד מֵהַעֲל֥וֹת הָעֹלָ֖ה וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָֽה׃ וַיְחַלֵּק֙ לְכׇל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֑ה לְאִישׁ֙ כִּכַּר־לֶ֔חֶם וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃ וַיִּתֵּ֞ן לִפְנֵ֨י אֲר֧וֹן יְהֹוָ֛ה מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם מְשָֽׁרְתִ֑ים וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙ וּלְהוֹד֣וֹת וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל לַיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס} אָסָ֥ף הָרֹ֖אשׁ וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ זְכַרְיָ֑ה יְעִיאֵ֡ל וּשְׁמִירָמ֡וֹת וִיחִיאֵ֡ל וּמַתִּתְיָ֡ה וֶאֱלִיאָ֡ב וּבְנָיָ֩הוּ֩ וְעֹבֵ֨ד אֱדֹ֜ם וִיעִיאֵ֗ל בִּכְלֵ֤י נְבָלִים֙ וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת וְאָסָ֖ף בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים בַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹת תָּמִ֔יד לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אָ֣ז נָתַ֤ן דָּוִיד֙ בָּרֹ֔אשׁ לְהֹד֖וֹת לַיהֹוָ֑ה בְּיַד־אָסָ֖ף וְאֶחָֽיו׃ {פ}
הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ קִרְא֣וּ בִשְׁמ֔וֹ הוֹדִ֥יעוּ בָעַמִּ֖ים עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃ שִׁ֤ירוּ לוֹ֙ זַמְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ שִׂ֖יחוּ בְּכׇל־נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ הִֽתְהַלְלוּ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם קׇדְשׁ֔וֹ יִשְׂמַ֕ח לֵ֖ב מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ דִּרְשׁ֤וּ יְהֹוָה֙ וְעֻזּ֔וֹ בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ פָנָ֖יו תָּמִֽיד׃ זִכְר֗וּ נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה מֹפְתָ֖יו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיהוּ׃ זֶ֚רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדּ֔וֹ בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּחִירָֽיו׃ ה֚וּא יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכׇל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃ זִכְר֤וּ לְעוֹלָם֙ בְּרִית֔וֹ דָּבָ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה לְאֶ֥לֶף דּֽוֹר׃ אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּרַת֙ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֔ם וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹ לְיִצְחָֽק׃ וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ לְחֹ֔ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם׃ לֵאמֹ֗ר לְךָ֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֔עַן חֶ֖בֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃ בִּהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר כִּמְעַ֖ט וְגָרִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃ וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ מִגּ֣וֹי אֶל־גּ֔וֹי וּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖ה אֶל־עַ֥ם אַחֵֽר׃ לֹֽא־הִנִּ֤יחַ לְאִישׁ֙ לְעׇשְׁקָ֔ם וַיּ֥וֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מְלָכִֽים׃ אַֽל־תִּגְּעוּ֙ בִּמְשִׁיחָ֔י וּבִנְבִיאַ֖י אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ {פ}
שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּשְּׂר֥וּ מִיּֽוֹם־אֶל־י֖וֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ סַפְּר֤וּ בַגּוֹיִם֙ אֶת־כְּבוֹד֔וֹ בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּ֖ים נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ כִּי֩ גָד֨וֹל יְהֹוָ֤ה וּמְהֻלָּל֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְנוֹרָ֥א ה֖וּא עַל־כׇּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ כִּ֠י כׇּל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽעַמִּים֙ אֱלִילִ֔ים וַיהֹוָ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם עָשָֽׂה׃ ה֤וֹד וְהָדָר֙ לְפָנָ֔יו עֹ֥ז וְחֶדְוָ֖ה בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ הָב֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת עַמִּ֔ים הָב֥וּ לַיהֹוָ֖ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃ הָב֥וּ לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ שְׂא֤וּ מִנְחָה֙ וּבֹ֣אוּ לְפָנָ֔יו הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ חִ֤ילוּ מִלְּפָנָיו֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּבֵ֖ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃ יִשְׂמְח֤וּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְתָגֵ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם יְהֹוָ֥ה מָלָֽךְ׃ יִרְעַ֤ם הַיָּם֙ וּמְלוֹא֔וֹ יַעֲלֹ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־בּֽוֹ׃ אָ֥ז יְרַנְּנ֖וּ עֲצֵ֣י הַיָּ֑עַר מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּי־בָ֖א לִשְׁפּ֥וֹט אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ וְאִמְר֕וּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֔נוּ וְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּ וְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם לְהֹדוֹת֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם קׇדְשֶׁ֔ךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ בָּר֤וּךְ יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־הָעוֹלָ֖ם וְעַ֣ד הָעֹלָ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ כׇל־הָעָם֙ אָמֵ֔ן וְהַלֵּ֖ל לַיהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
וַיַּעֲזׇב־שָׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֔ה לְאָסָ֖ף וּלְאֶחָ֑יו לְשָׁרֵ֞ת לִפְנֵ֧י הָאָר֛וֹן תָּמִ֖יד לִדְבַר־י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה {ס} וְעֹבֵ֨ד אֱדֹ֧ם בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן וְחֹסָ֖ה לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ צָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאֶחָיו֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֑ה בַּבָּמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃ לְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩ עֹל֨וֹת לַיהֹוָ֜ה עַל־מִזְבַּ֧ח הָעֹלָ֛ה תָּמִ֖יד לַבֹּ֣קֶר וְלָעָ֑רֶב וּלְכׇל־הַכָּתוּב֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וְעִמָּהֶם֙ הֵימָ֣ן וִידוּת֔וּן וּשְׁאָר֙ הַבְּרוּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת לְהֹדוֹת֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ וְעִמָּהֶם֩ הֵימָ֨ן וִידוּת֜וּן חֲצֹצְר֤וֹת וּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים וּכְלֵ֖י שִׁ֣יר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבְנֵ֥י יְדוּת֖וּן לַשָּֽׁעַר׃ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כׇל־הָעָ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵית֑וֹ וַיִּסֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֖יד לְבָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ {פ}
הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ קִרְא֣וּ בִשְׁמ֔וֹ הוֹדִ֥יעוּ בָעַמִּ֖ים עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃ שִׁ֤ירוּ לוֹ֙ זַמְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ שִׂ֖יחוּ בְּכׇל־נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ הִֽתְהַלְלוּ֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם קׇדְשׁ֔וֹ יִשְׂמַ֕ח לֵ֖ב מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ דִּרְשׁ֤וּ יְהֹוָה֙ וְעֻזּ֔וֹ בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ פָנָ֖יו תָּמִֽיד׃ זִכְר֗וּ נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה מֹפְתָ֖יו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיהוּ׃ זֶ֚רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדּ֔וֹ בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּחִירָֽיו׃ ה֚וּא יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכׇל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃ זִכְר֤וּ לְעוֹלָם֙ בְּרִית֔וֹ דָּבָ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה לְאֶ֥לֶף דּֽוֹר׃ אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּרַת֙ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֔ם וּשְׁבוּעָת֖וֹ לְיִצְחָֽק׃ וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ לְחֹ֔ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם׃ לֵאמֹ֗ר לְךָ֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֔עַן חֶ֖בֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃ בִּהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר כִּמְעַ֖ט וְגָרִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃ וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ מִגּ֣וֹי אֶל־גּ֔וֹי וּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖ה אֶל־עַ֥ם אַחֵֽר׃ לֹֽא־הִנִּ֤יחַ לְאִישׁ֙ לְעׇשְׁקָ֔ם וַיּ֥וֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מְלָכִֽים׃ אַֽל־תִּגְּעוּ֙ בִּמְשִׁיחָ֔י וּבִנְבִיאַ֖י אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ {פ}
שִׁ֤ירוּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּשְּׂר֥וּ מִיּֽוֹם־אֶל־י֖וֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ סַפְּר֤וּ בַגּוֹיִם֙ אֶת־כְּבוֹד֔וֹ בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּ֖ים נִפְלְאֹתָֽיו׃ כִּי֩ גָד֨וֹל יְהֹוָ֤ה וּמְהֻלָּל֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְנוֹרָ֥א ה֖וּא עַל־כׇּל־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ כִּ֠י כׇּל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽעַמִּים֙ אֱלִילִ֔ים וַיהֹוָ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם עָשָֽׂה׃ ה֤וֹד וְהָדָר֙ לְפָנָ֔יו עֹ֥ז וְחֶדְוָ֖ה בִּמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ הָב֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת עַמִּ֔ים הָב֥וּ לַיהֹוָ֖ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז׃ הָב֥וּ לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ שְׂא֤וּ מִנְחָה֙ וּבֹ֣אוּ לְפָנָ֔יו הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ חִ֤ילוּ מִלְּפָנָיו֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַף־תִּכּ֥וֹן תֵּבֵ֖ל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט׃ יִשְׂמְח֤וּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְתָגֵ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם יְהֹוָ֥ה מָלָֽךְ׃ יִרְעַ֤ם הַיָּם֙ וּמְלוֹא֔וֹ יַעֲלֹ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־בּֽוֹ׃ אָ֥ז יְרַנְּנ֖וּ עֲצֵ֣י הַיָּ֑עַר מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּי־בָ֖א לִשְׁפּ֥וֹט אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ הוֹד֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ וְאִמְר֕וּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֔נוּ וְקַבְּצֵ֥נוּ וְהַצִּילֵ֖נוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם לְהֹדוֹת֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם קׇדְשֶׁ֔ךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ בָּר֤וּךְ יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־הָעוֹלָ֖ם וְעַ֣ד הָעֹלָ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ כׇל־הָעָם֙ אָמֵ֔ן וְהַלֵּ֖ל לַיהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
וַיַּעֲזׇב־שָׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהֹוָ֔ה לְאָסָ֖ף וּלְאֶחָ֑יו לְשָׁרֵ֞ת לִפְנֵ֧י הָאָר֛וֹן תָּמִ֖יד לִדְבַר־י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה {ס} וְעֹבֵ֨ד אֱדֹ֧ם בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן וְחֹסָ֖ה לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ צָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאֶחָיו֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֑ה בַּבָּמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃ לְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩ עֹל֨וֹת לַיהֹוָ֜ה עַל־מִזְבַּ֧ח הָעֹלָ֛ה תָּמִ֖יד לַבֹּ֣קֶר וְלָעָ֑רֶב וּלְכׇל־הַכָּתוּב֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וְעִמָּהֶם֙ הֵימָ֣ן וִידוּת֔וּן וּשְׁאָר֙ הַבְּרוּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת לְהֹדוֹת֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ וְעִמָּהֶם֩ הֵימָ֨ן וִידוּת֜וּן חֲצֹצְר֤וֹת וּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים וּכְלֵ֖י שִׁ֣יר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבְנֵ֥י יְדוּת֖וּן לַשָּֽׁעַר׃ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כׇל־הָעָ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵית֑וֹ וַיִּסֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֖יד לְבָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ {פ}
English Translation
aCf. 2 Sam. 6.17–19. They brought in the Ark of God and set it up inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they sacrificed burnt offerings and offerings of well-being before God. When David finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of GOD. And he distributed to the entire body of Israel—man and woman alike—to each a loaf of bread, a cake made in a pan, and a raisin cake.ba cake made in a pan, and a raisin cake Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He appointed Levites to minister before the Ark of GOD, to invoke, to praise, and to extol the ETERNAL God of Israel: Asaph the chief, Zechariah second in rank, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres, and Asaph sounding the cymbals, and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, with trumpets, regularly before the Ark of the Covenant of God. Then, on that day, David first commissioned Asaph and his kindred to give praise to GOD: cCf. Ps. 105.1–15. “Praise GOD;
call on this name;
proclaim God’s deeds among the peoples. Sing out praises;
speak of all those wondrous acts. Exult in this holy name;
let all who seek GOD rejoice. Turn to GOD, to divine might;ddivine might I.e., the Ark; cf. Ps. 78.61; 132.8.
seek God’s presence constantly. Remember the wonders that have been done;
the portents and judgments pronounced, O offspring of Israel, God’s servant,
O descendants of Jacob, the chosen ones. The ETERNAL is our God,
whose judgments are throughout the earth. Be ever mindful of God’s covenant,
the promise given for a thousand generations, that was made with Abraham,
sworn to Isaac, and confirmed in a decree for Jacob,
for Israel, as an eternal covenant, saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your allotted heritage.’ You were then few in number,
a handful, merely sojourning there, wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another. No one was allowed to oppress them;
kings were reproved on their account, ‘Do not touch My anointed ones;
do not harm My prophets.’ eCf. Ps. 96.1–13. “Sing to GOD, all the earth,
proclaim God’s victory day after day. Tell of this glory among the nations,
God’s wondrous deeds among all peoples. For GOD is great and much acclaimed,
and is held in awe by all divine beings. All the gods of the peoples are mere idols,
but the ETERNAL made the heavens. Glory and majesty are present;
strength and joy are in the holy temple. “Ascribe to GOD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to GOD glory and strength. Ascribe to GOD the glory of this name,
bring tribute and enter the divine presence,
bow down to GOD, majestic in holiness. Tremble in the divine presence, all the earth!
The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult;
let them declare among the nations, ‘GOD is Sovereign!” Let the sea and all within it thunder,
the fields and everything in them exult; then shall all the trees of the forest shout for joy
at the presence of GOD,
who is coming to rule the earth. Praise GOD, who is good—
whose steadfast love is eternal. Declare:
Deliver us, O God, our deliverer,
and gather us and save us from the nations,
to acclaim Your holy name,
to glory in Your praise. “Blessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.” And all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise GOD.”fCf. Ps. 106.47–48. He left Asaph and his kindred there before the Ark of the Covenant of GOD to minister before the Ark regularly as each day required, as well as Obed-edom with their kindred—68; also Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah as gatekeepers; also Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the Tabernacle of GOD at the shrine that was in Gibeon; to sacrifice burnt offerings to GOD on the altar of the burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with what was prescribed in the Teaching of GOD with which Israel was charged. With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the other selected men designated by name to give praise to GOD, “whose steadfast love is eternal.”gwhose steadfast love is eternal Cf. Ps. 106; 107; 118; 136. Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to sound, and instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the gate. Then all the people went home, and David returned to greet his household.
call on this name;
proclaim God’s deeds among the peoples. Sing out praises;
speak of all those wondrous acts. Exult in this holy name;
let all who seek GOD rejoice. Turn to GOD, to divine might;ddivine might I.e., the Ark; cf. Ps. 78.61; 132.8.
seek God’s presence constantly. Remember the wonders that have been done;
the portents and judgments pronounced, O offspring of Israel, God’s servant,
O descendants of Jacob, the chosen ones. The ETERNAL is our God,
whose judgments are throughout the earth. Be ever mindful of God’s covenant,
the promise given for a thousand generations, that was made with Abraham,
sworn to Isaac, and confirmed in a decree for Jacob,
for Israel, as an eternal covenant, saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your allotted heritage.’ You were then few in number,
a handful, merely sojourning there, wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another. No one was allowed to oppress them;
kings were reproved on their account, ‘Do not touch My anointed ones;
do not harm My prophets.’ eCf. Ps. 96.1–13. “Sing to GOD, all the earth,
proclaim God’s victory day after day. Tell of this glory among the nations,
God’s wondrous deeds among all peoples. For GOD is great and much acclaimed,
and is held in awe by all divine beings. All the gods of the peoples are mere idols,
but the ETERNAL made the heavens. Glory and majesty are present;
strength and joy are in the holy temple. “Ascribe to GOD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to GOD glory and strength. Ascribe to GOD the glory of this name,
bring tribute and enter the divine presence,
bow down to GOD, majestic in holiness. Tremble in the divine presence, all the earth!
The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult;
let them declare among the nations, ‘GOD is Sovereign!” Let the sea and all within it thunder,
the fields and everything in them exult; then shall all the trees of the forest shout for joy
at the presence of GOD,
who is coming to rule the earth. Praise GOD, who is good—
whose steadfast love is eternal. Declare:
Deliver us, O God, our deliverer,
and gather us and save us from the nations,
to acclaim Your holy name,
to glory in Your praise. “Blessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.” And all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise GOD.”fCf. Ps. 106.47–48. He left Asaph and his kindred there before the Ark of the Covenant of GOD to minister before the Ark regularly as each day required, as well as Obed-edom with their kindred—68; also Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah as gatekeepers; also Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the Tabernacle of GOD at the shrine that was in Gibeon; to sacrifice burnt offerings to GOD on the altar of the burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with what was prescribed in the Teaching of GOD with which Israel was charged. With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the other selected men designated by name to give praise to GOD, “whose steadfast love is eternal.”gwhose steadfast love is eternal Cf. Ps. 106; 107; 118; 136. Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to sound, and instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the gate. Then all the people went home, and David returned to greet his household.
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I Chronicles
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I Chronicles 16:23-33
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