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⁴He appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁵Asaph was the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, ⁶and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred. ⁸O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. ⁹Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works. ¹⁰Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. ¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his presence continually. ¹²Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, ¹³O offspring of his servant Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen ones. ¹⁴He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. ¹⁵Remember his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, ¹⁶the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, ¹⁷which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, ¹⁸saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” ¹⁹When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in the land, ²⁰wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, ²¹he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, ²²saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” ²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Tell of his salvation from day to day. ²⁴Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. ²⁵For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. ²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. ²⁷Honor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place. ²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. ²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the Lord in holy splendor; ³⁰tremble before him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved. ³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is king!” ³²Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. ³³Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. ³⁴O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. ³⁵Say also: “Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and rescue us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise. ³⁶Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

³⁷David left Asaph and his kinsfolk there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark as each day required,