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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16 David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on (A)musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

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16 David(A) told the leaders of the Levites(B) to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians(C) to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.(D)

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30 And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.

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30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

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13 and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, (A)with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord,

(B)“For he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever,”

the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

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13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:

“He is good;
    his love endures forever.”(A)

Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,(B)

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28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, (A)trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on (B)harps and lyres.

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28 So all Israel(A) brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts,(B) with the sounding of rams’ horns(C) and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.

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Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying, ‘Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.

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The officers shall say to the army: “Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in(A) it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it.

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12 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. (A)Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, (B)to the place that I have prepared for it.

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12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate(A) yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

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And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and (A)the Levites:

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He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:(A)

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And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (A)fell down before the Lamb, (B)each holding a harp, and (C)golden bowls full of incense, (D)which are the prayers of the saints.

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And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(A) and the twenty-four elders(B) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(C) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(D) of God’s people.

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(A)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Praise him for his (A)mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his excellent (B)greatness!

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

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Praise him for his acts of power;(A)
    praise him for his surpassing greatness.(B)
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(C)
    praise him with the harp and lyre,(D)
praise him with timbrel and dancing,(E)
    praise him with the strings(F) and pipe,(G)
praise him with the clash of cymbals,(H)
    praise him with resounding cymbals.

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Let them praise his name with (A)dancing,
    making melody to him with (B)tambourine and (C)lyre!

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Let them praise his name with dancing(A)
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(B)

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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for (A)giving thanks.

100 (B)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
    (C)Serve the Lord with gladness!
    (D)Come into his presence with singing!

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Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(B) with gladness;
    come before him(C) with joyful songs.

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