1 Chronicles 16

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Ministering Before the Ark^(A)^(B)^(C)

16 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched^(D) for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. ²After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed^(E) the people in the name of the Lord. ³Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins^(F) to each Israelite man and woman.

⁴He appointed some of the Levites to minister^(G) before the ark of the Lord, to extol,^[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: ⁵Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,^[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, ⁶and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise^(H) to the Lord in this manner:

⁸Give praise^(I) to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations^(J) what he has done.
⁹Sing to him, sing praise^(K) to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
¹⁰Glory in his holy name;^(L)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
¹¹Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek^(M) his face always.

¹²Remember^(N) the wonders^(O) he has done,
    his miracles,^(P) and the judgments he pronounced,
¹³you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
    his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
¹⁴He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments^(Q) are in all the earth.

¹⁵He remembers^[c]^(R) his covenant forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
¹⁶the covenant^(S) he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob^(T) as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
¹⁸“To you I will give the land of Canaan^(U)
    as the portion you will inherit.”

¹⁹When they were but few in number,^(V)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,
²⁰they^[d] wandered^(W) from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another.
²¹He allowed no one to oppress them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:^(X)
²²“Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets^(Y) no harm.”

²³Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
²⁴Declare his glory^(Z) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

²⁵For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(AA)
    he is to be feared^(AB) above all gods.^(AC)
²⁶For all the gods of the nations are idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(AD)
²⁷Splendor and majesty are before him;
    strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

²⁸Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.^(AE)
²⁹Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;^(AF)
    bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[e] holiness.^(AG)
³⁰    Tremble^(AH) before him, all the earth!
    The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.^(AI)

³¹Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;^(AJ)
    let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!^(AK)”
³²Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;^(AL)
    let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
³³Let the trees^(AM) of the forest sing,
    let them sing for joy before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge^(AN) the earth.

³⁴Give thanks^(AO) to the Lord, for he is good;^(AP)
    his love endures forever.^(AQ)
³⁵Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;^(AR)
    gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
    and glory in your praise.”
³⁶Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(AS)
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

³⁷David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.^(AT) ³⁸He also left Obed-Edom^(AU) and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah,^(AV) were gatekeepers.

³⁹David left Zadok^(AW) the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon^(AX) ⁴⁰to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law^(AY) of the Lord, which he had given Israel. ⁴¹With them were Heman^(AZ) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” ⁴²Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.^(BA) The sons of Jeduthun^(BB) were stationed at the gate.

⁴³Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.

Footnotes

1 Chronicles 16:4 Or petition; or invoke
1 Chronicles 16:5 See 15:18,20; Hebrew Jeiel, possibly another name for Jaaziel.
1 Chronicles 16:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember
1 Chronicles 16:20 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / ¹⁹though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / ²⁰They
1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of

Proverbs 27:1-6

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27 Do not boast^(A) about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.^(B)

²Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.^(C)

³Stone is heavy and sand^(D) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

⁴Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?^(E)

⁵Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.

⁶Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.^(F)

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Hebrews 1

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God’s Final Word: His Son

1 In the past God spoke^(A) to our ancestors through the prophets^(B) at many times and in various ways,^(C) ²but in these last days^(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,^(E) whom he appointed heir^(F) of all things, and through whom^(G) also he made the universe.^(H) ³The Son is the radiance of God’s glory^(I) and the exact representation of his being,^(J) sustaining all things^(K) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,^(L) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.^(M) ⁴So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.^(N)

The Son Superior to Angels

⁵For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father”^[a]?^(O)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son”^[b]?^(P)

⁶And again, when God brings his firstborn^(Q) into the world,^(R) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”^[c]^(S)

⁷In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.”^[d]^(T)

⁸But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;^(U)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
⁹You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions^(V)
    by anointing you with the oil^(W) of joy.”^[e]^(X)

¹⁰He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.^(Y)
¹¹They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.^(Z)
¹²You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,^(AA)
    and your years will never end.”^[f]^(AB)