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21 He permitted no man to do them before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to
wrong; minister before the ark regularly, as every
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, day’s work required; and Obed-Edom with
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22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-
ones, Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be
And do My prophets no harm.” gatekeepers; and Zadok the priest and his
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Sing to the LORD, all the earth;
23 brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of
Proclaim the good news of His the LORD at the high place that was at Gibeon,
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salvation from day to day. to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the
Declare His glory among the nations,
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His wonders among all peoples. evening, and to do according to all that is writ-
ten in the Law of the LORD which He com-
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For the LORD is great and greatly to manded Israel; and with them Heman and
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be praised; Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who
He is also to be feared above all gods. were designated by name, to give thanks to
For all the gods of the peoples the LORD, because His mercy endures forever;
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are idols, 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to
But the LORD made the heavens. sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and
27 Honor and majesty are before Him; the musical instruments of God. Now the sons
Strength and gladness are in His place.
of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.
28 Give to the LORD, O families of the 43 Then all the people departed, every man to
peoples, his house; and David returned to bless his
Give to the LORD glory and strength. house.
29 Give to the LORD the glory due
His name; Psalm 78:12–16
Bring an offering, and come before 12 Marvelous things He did in the sight of
Him. their fathers,
Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty In the land of Egypt, in the field of
of holiness! Zoan.
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth. 13 He divided the sea and caused them to
The world also is firmly established, pass through;
It shall not be moved. And He made the waters stand up like
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the
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earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations,
“The LORD reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; 78:13 waters stand up like a heap. The part-
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. ing of the Red Sea at the beginning of the
33 Then the trees of the woods shall Exodus, which allowed Israel to escape from
rejoice before the LORD, the Egyptian armies, was always considered
For He is coming to judge the earth. by the Old Testament saints to be the most
spectacular miracle of their history (Ex. 14).
34 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He
is good! 78:15 split the rocks. Twice in the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever. when Israel desperately needed a great water
35 And say, “Save us, O God of our supply, God brought water out of rocks (Ex.
salvation; 17:6; Num. 20:11).
Gather us together, and deliver us
from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name, 14 In the daytime also He led them with
To triumph in Your praise.” the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
15 He split the rocks in the wilderness,
From everlasting to everlasting!
And gave them drink in abundance like
And all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the depths.
the LORD. 16 He also brought streams out of the
So he left Asaph and his brothers there rock,
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