1   So ^note they brought in the Arke of God, and set it in the middes of the Tabernacle that Dauid had pitched for it, and they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God.

2   And when Dauid had made an ende of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, hee ^note blessed the people in the Name of the Lorde.

The song of Asaph, and his brethren.

3   And he dealt to euery one of Israel both man and woman, to euery one a cake of breade, and a piece of flesh, and a bottel of wine.

4   And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lorde, and to ^note rehearse and to thanke and prayse the Lord God of Israel:

5   Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zechariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, & Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom, euen Ieiel with instruments, violes and harpes, and Asaph to make a sound with cymbales,

6   And Benaiah and Iahaziel Priestes, with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God.

7   Then at that time Dauid did ^note appoint at the beginning to giue thankes to the Lorde by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8    ^notePraise the Lorde and call vpon his Name: declare his ^note workes among the people.

9   Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his ^note wonderfull workes.

10   Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce. ^note

11   Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

12   Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the ^note iudgementes of his mouth,

13   O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his ^note chosen.

14   He is the Lorde our God: his iudgements are throughout all the earth.

15   Remember his couenant for euer, and the worde, which hee commaunded to a thousand generations:

16    ^noteWhich he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:

17   And hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a Law, & to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,

18   Saying, To thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the ^note lot of your inheritance.

19   When ye were ^note fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,

20   And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdome to another people,

21   He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked ^note Kings for their sakes, saying,

22   Touch not mine ^note anoynted, and doe my ^note Prophets no harme.

23    ^noteSing vnto the Lord all the earth: declare his saluation from day to day.

24   Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful workes among all people.

25   For the Lorde is great & much to be praised, and hee is to bee feared aboue all gods.

26   For all the gods of the people are ^note idoles, but the Lord made the heauens.

27   Prayse and glory are before him: power & beautie are in his place.

28   Giue vnto the Lord, ye families of the people: giue vnto the Lord glory and power.

29   Giue vnto the Lorde þe; glory of his Name: bring an offring and come before him, and worship the Lorde in the glorious Sanctuarie.

30    ^noteTremble ye before him, al the earth: surely the world shalbe stable and not moue.

31   Let the ^note heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lorde reigneth. The song of Asaph, and his brethren. Nathan.

32   Let the sea roare, and all that therein is: Let the field be ioyfull and all that is in it.

33   Let the trees of the wood then reioyce at the presence of the Lorde: for he commeth to ^note iudge the earth.

34   Prayse the Lorde, for hee is good, for his mercie endureth for euer.

35   And say ye, Saue vs, O God, our saluation, and gather vs, and deliuer vs from the heathen, that we may prayse thine holy Name, and ^note glorie in thy praise.

36   Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer: and let all people say, ^note So be it, and praise the Lorde.

37   ¶2; Then he left there before the Arke of the Lordes couenant Asaph and his brethren to minister continually before the Arke, þt; which was to be done euery day:

38   And Obed Edom and his brethren, three score and eight: and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah were porters.

39   And Zadok the Priest and his brethren the Priestes were before the Tabernacle of þe; Lorde, in the hie place that was at Gibeon,

40   To offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, vpon the burnt offring altar continually, in the morning and in the euening, euen according vnto all that is written in the law of the Lord, which hee commaunded Israel.

41   And with ^note them were Heman, and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen (which were appointed by names) to praise the Lorde, because his mercie endureth for euer.

42   Euen with them were Heman & Ioduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbales, with excellent instruments of musicke: and the sonnes of Ieduthun were at the gate.

43   And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to ^note blesse his house.

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