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| 16:1 |
And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;
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| 16:2 |
and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,
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| 16:3 |
and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.
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| 16:4 |
And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,
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| 16:5 |
Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
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| 16:6 |
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
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| 16:7 |
On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: --
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| 16:8 |
Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.
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| 16:9 |
Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
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| 16:10 |
Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.
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| 16:11 |
Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.
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| 16:12 |
Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
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| 16:13 |
O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
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| 16:14 |
He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.
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| 16:15 |
Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded -- To a thousand generations,
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| 16:16 |
Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath -- to Isaac,
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| 16:17 |
And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during.
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| 16:18 |
Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
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| 16:19 |
When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
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| 16:20 |
And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.
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| 16:21 |
He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
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| 16:22 |
Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.
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| 16:23 |
Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.
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| 16:24 |
Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.
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| 16:25 |
For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.
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| 16:26 |
For all gods of the peoples [are] nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.
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| 16:27 |
Honour and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.
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| 16:28 |
Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
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| 16:29 |
Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
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| 16:30 |
Be pained before Him, all the earth:
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| 16:31 |
Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.
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| 16:32 |
Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that [is] in it,
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| 16:33 |
Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!
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| 16:34 |
Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, [is] His kindness,
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| 16:35 |
And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.
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| 16:36 |
Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, `Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.
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| 16:37 |
And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,
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| 16:38 |
both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,
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| 16:39 |
and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,
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| 16:40 |
to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.
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| 16:41 |
And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness,
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| 16:42 |
and with them -- Heman and Jeduthun -- [are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.
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| 16:43 |
And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
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