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 burn 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

eat 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. Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jehiel, Shemarramoth, Jehiel, Matathiah,

Aliyah, Benea, Obed Edom, and Gial, who were to play harps and liars.

Asaf was to sound the symbols, and Banea and Jehazio.

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 Asaph 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 of little account and

sojourners in it, wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. He allowed

no one to oppress them. He rebuked kings on their account, saying, touch not my anointed ones,

do my prophets no harm. Sing to the Lord all the earth, tell of his salvation from day to day,

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