1 Chronicles 16:1-9 ▼

1 They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.

2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

3 Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate the LORD God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him.

5 Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the LORD by Asaph and his relatives:

8 Give thanks to the LORD; call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.

9 Sing to him; sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!