David Organizes the Musicians

25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

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The Musicians

25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)

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33 These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of (A)Samuel,

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33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(A) the musician,

the son of Joel,(B) the son of Samuel,

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15 But now (A)bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, (B)the hand of the Lord came upon him.

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15 But now bring me a harpist.”(A)

While the harpist was playing, the hand(B) of the Lord came on Elisha

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39 and his brother (A)Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

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39 and Heman’s associate Asaph,(A) who served at his right hand:

Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,(B)

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After that you shall come to (A)Gibeath-elohim,[a] (B)where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down (C)from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:5 Gibeath-elohim means the hill of God

“After that you will go to Gibeah(A) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(B) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(C) coming down from the high place(D) with lyres, timbrels,(E) pipes(F) and harps(G) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(H)

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And I saw (A)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (B)who had conquered the beast and its image and (C)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (D)with harps of God in their hands. And they sing (E)the song of Moses, (F)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

(G)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    O Lord God the Almighty!
(H)Just and true are your ways,
    O King of the nations![a]
(I)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are (J)holy.
    (K)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages

And I saw what looked like a sea of glass(A) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious(B) over the beast(C) and its image(D) and over the number of its name.(E) They held harps(F) given them by God and sang the song of God’s servant(G) Moses(H) and of the Lamb:(I)

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(J)
    Lord God Almighty.(K)
Just and true are your ways,(L)
    King of the nations.[a]
Who will not fear you, Lord,(M)
    and bring glory to your name?(N)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(O)
for your righteous acts(P) have been revealed.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
  2. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

Dedication of the Wall

27 And at (A)the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, (B)with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem

27 At the dedication(A) of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals,(B) harps and lyres.(C)

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24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 (A)the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, (B)falling on his face, he will worship God and (C)declare that God is really among you.

Orderly Worship

26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has (D)a hymn, (E)a lesson, (F)a revelation, (G)a tongue, or (H)an interpretation. (I)Let all things be done for building up.

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24 But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, 25 as the secrets(A) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”(B)

Good Order in Worship

26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?(C) When you come together, each of you(D) has a hymn,(E) or a word of instruction,(F) a revelation, a tongue(G) or an interpretation.(H) Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.(I)

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Praise him with (A)trumpet sound;
    praise him with (B)lute and (C)harp!
Praise him with (D)tambourine and (E)dance;
    praise him with (F)strings and (G)pipe!
Praise him with sounding (H)cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

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Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(A)
    praise him with the harp and lyre,(B)
praise him with timbrel and dancing,(C)
    praise him with the strings(D) and pipe,(E)
praise him with the clash of cymbals,(F)
    praise him with resounding cymbals.

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How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92 (A)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    to sing praises to your name, (B)O Most High;
to declare your (C)steadfast love in (D)the morning,
    and your (E)faithfulness by (F)night,
to the music of (G)the lute and (H)the harp,
    to the melody of (I)the lyre.

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Psalm 92[a]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(A) to your name,(B) O Most High,(C)
proclaiming your love in the morning(D)
    and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(E)
    and the melody of the harp.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.

43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Service at the Temple

44 (A)On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. 45 And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, (B)according to the command of David and his son Solomon. 46 For long ago in the days of David and (C)Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs[a] of praise and thanksgiving to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:46 Or leaders

43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.

44 At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms(A) for the contributions, firstfruits and tithes.(B) From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased with the ministering priests and Levites.(C) 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did also the musicians and gatekeepers, according to the commands of David(D) and his son Solomon.(E) 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph,(F) there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise(G) and thanksgiving to God.

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12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. (A)The Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music,

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12 The workers labored faithfully.(A) Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—(B)

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25 (A)And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, (B)according to the commandment of David and of Gad (C)the king's seer and of (D)Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with (E)the instruments of David, (F)and the priests with the trumpets.

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25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David(A) and Gad(B) the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets. 26 So the Levites stood ready with David’s instruments,(C) and the priests with their trumpets.(D)

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