¹⁵ And he said, ^(A)“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled ^(B)what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

⁵ Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. ^(A)Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

²⁰ Then David said to all the assembly, ^(A)“Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, ^(B)and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.

David Prays in the Assembly

¹⁰ Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: ^(A)“Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

⁴ And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying,

^45 (A)Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

Born Again to a Living Hope

^3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^(B)According to his great mercy, ^(C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^(D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,