Getting Into The Story

I Chronicles 16:1-9, 14-15, 35-361 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord 3 and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. 4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

  make known his deeds among the peoples!

9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;

  tell of all his wondrous works!

14 He is the Lord our God;

  his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

  the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations

35 Say also:

“Save us, O God of our salvation,

  and gather and deliver us from among the nations,

that we may give thanks to your holy name

  and glory in your praise.

36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

  from everlasting to everlasting!”

Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.