A reading from the book of First Chronicles

And they brought in the Ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it,

and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings,

he blessed the people in the name of the Lord

and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat,

and a cake of raisins. 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. Asif was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jaiyel, Shemirimoth,

Jehiel, Matathaya, Eliab, Beniah, Obedeedem, and Ja'ail, who were to play harps and liars.

Asif was to sound the symbols, and Beniah and Jehaziel the priests, were to blow trumpets regularly

before the ark of the covenant of God.

Then on that day, David first appointed that thanksgiving

be sung to the Lord by Asif and his brothers. O give thanks to the Lord, call upon His

name, make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wondrous works. Glory in his

holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Seek the Lord and his strength.

Seek his presence continually. Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the

judgments he uttered, O offspring of Israel, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

He is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in all the earth. Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, which he confirmed

to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying, to you, I will give the land of Canaan as your portion

for an inheritance. When you were few in number, a little account and sojourners in it,

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