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Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brethren .
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O give thanks to the LORD ,
call on his name ,
make known his deeds among the peoples !
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Sing to him ,
sing praises to him ,
tell of all his wonderful works !
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Glory in his holy name ;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice !
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Seek the LORD and his strength ,
seek his presence continually !
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Remember the wonderful works that he has done ,
the wonders he wrought ,
the judgments he uttered ,
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O offspring of Abraham his servant ,
sons of Jacob ,
his chosen ones !
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He is the LORD our God ;
his judgments are in all the earth .
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He is mindful of his covenant for ever ,
of the word that he commanded ,
for a thousand generations ,
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the covenant which he made with Abraham ,
his sworn promise to Isaac ,
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which he confirmed as a statute to Jacob ,
as an everlasting covenant to Israel ,
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saying , "
To you I will give the land of Canaan ,
as your portion for an inheritance ."
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When they were few in number ,
and of little account ,
and sojourners in it ,
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wandering from nation to nation ,
from one kingdom to another people ,
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he allowed no one to oppress them ;
he rebuked kings on their account ,
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saying , "
Touch not my anointed ones ,
do my prophets no harm !"
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Sing to the Lord ,
all the earth !
Tell of his salvation from day to day .
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Declare his glory among the nations ,
his marvelous works among all the peoples !
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For great is the LORD ,
and greatly to be praised ,
and he is to be held in awe above all gods .
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For all the gods of the peoples are idols ;
but the LORD made the heavens .
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Honor and majesty are before him ;
strength and joy are in his place .
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Ascribe to the LORD ,
O families of the peoples ,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength !
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Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name ;
bring an offering ,
and come before him !
Worship the LORD in holy array ;
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tremble before him ,
all the earth ;
yea ,
the world stands firm ,
never to be moved .
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Let the heavens be glad ,
and let the earth rejoice ,
and let them say among the nations , "
The LORD reigns !"
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Let the sea roar ,
and all that fills it ,
let the field exult ,
and everything in it !
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Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before the LORD ,
for he comes to judge the earth .
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O give thanks to the LORD ,
for he is good ;
for his steadfast love endures for ever !
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Say also : "
Deliver us ,
O God of our salvation ,
and gather and save us from among the nations ,
that we may give thanks to thy holy name ,
and glory in thy praise .
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Blessed be the LORD ,
the God of Israel ,
from everlasting to everlasting !"
Then all the people said "
Amen !"
and praised the LORD .
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So David left Asaph and his brethren there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister continually before the ark as each day required ,
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and also O '
bed-e '
dom and his sixty-eight brethren ;
while O '
bed-e '
dom ,
the son of Jedu '
thun ,
and Hosah were to be gatekeepers .
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And he left Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon ,
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to offer burnt offerings to the LORD upon the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening ,
according to all that is written in the law of the LORD which he commanded Israel .
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With them were Heman and Jedu '
thun ,
and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the LORD ,
for his steadfast love endures for ever .
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Heman and Jedu '
thun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for sacred song .
The sons of Jedu '
thun were appointed to the gate .
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Then all the people departed each to his house ,
and David went home to bless his household .