¹ So they brought in the ark of God, and placed it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it,—and they brought near ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before God.

² And, when David had made an end of offering the ascending-sacrifices, and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people, in the name of Yahweh.

³ And he apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman,—to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin cake.

⁴ And he placed before the ark of Yahweh certain of the Levites, as attendants,—and to celebrate, and to give thanks and render praise, unto Yahweh, God of Israel;

⁵ Asaph the chief, and, second to him, Zechariah,—Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps, and with lyres, and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud:

⁶ and Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests,—with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷ On that day, then, David gave [these songs] in chief, to give thanks unto Yahweh,—through Asaph, and his brethren:—

⁸ Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his name, Make known among the peoples, his doings;

⁹ Sing ye to him, Make music unto him, Speak ye of all his wonders.

¹⁰ Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.

¹¹ Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

¹² Remember his wonders which he hath done, His splendid deeds, and the just decisions of his mouth.

¹³ O ye seed of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob his chosen ones:

¹⁴ Yahweh himself, is our God, through all the land, are his just decisions.

¹⁵ Remember yea to times age-abiding, his covenant, the word he hath commanded, to a thousand generations;

¹⁶ Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;

¹⁷ And confirmed it, unto Jacob, for a statute, unto Israel, as a covenant age-abiding:

¹⁸ Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, as your inherited portion:

¹⁹ While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:

²⁰ And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom, to another people:

²¹ He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—kings!

²² Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.

²³ Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, Tell the tidings, from day to day, of his salvation:

²⁴ Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.

²⁵ For great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, and to be revered is he above all gods;

²⁶ For, all the gods of the peoples, are things of nought, but, Yahweh, made, the heavens.

²⁷ Praise and majesty, are before him, Strength and joy, are in his dwelling-place.

²⁸ Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength:

²⁹ Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name,—Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:

³⁰ Tremble at his presence, all the earth, But the world, shall be established, it shall not be shaken.

³¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult, Let them say among the nations, Yahweh, hath become king!

³² Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof, Let the field leap for joy, and all that is therein:

³³ Then, shall shout in triumph, the trees of the forest, before Yahweh, for he is coming, to judge the earth.

³⁴ Give ye thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

³⁵ And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us and deliver us, from among the nations,—that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, that we may triumph aloud in thy praise.

³⁶ Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, from one age even to another age. Then said all the people, Amen, And gave praise to Yahweh.

³⁷ So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brethren,—to be in attendance before the ark continually, for the duty of a day on its day;

³⁸ and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight,—and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

³⁹ and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the habitation of Yahweh,—in the high place that was in Gibeon:

⁴⁰ to offer ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice,—continually, morning and evening,—even according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he commanded concerning Israel;

⁴¹ and, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of the chosen ones, who were distinguished by name,—to give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness!

⁴² And, with them, Heman and Jeduthun, [with] the trumpets, and the cymbals, for sounding aloud, and the instruments for the songs of God,—and the sons of Jeduthun, for the gate.

⁴³ And all the people departed, every man to his house,—and David went round, to bless his own household.