1 Chronicles 16:7

Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh. 1

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Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

In Context

6Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.

8Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; 1 make known his deeds among the nations. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 23:1Now these are the last words of David— 1 David son of Jesse, 1 the man who was highly honored, 1 the one anointed by the God of Jacob, 1 the sweet psalmist of Israel. 1

Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.

Psalms 18:1I love you, Yahweh, my strength. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:2-7

The Settlement of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord . 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the… Read the whole commentary →

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