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1 Chronicles 16
Chapter 16
A Tent for the Ark
1 And they brought in the ark of God and (C1)placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both men and women, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.
4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then (F1)Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David (C1)first assigned (F1)Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the LORD.
Psalm of Thanksgiving
8 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
(C2)Make His deeds known among the peoples.
9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
(F1)Speak of all His (F2)wonders.
10 Boast in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be joyful.
11 (C1)Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
12 (C1)Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done,
(C2)His marvels and the judgments from His mouth,
13 You (F1)descendants of Israel His servant,
Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the LORD our God;
(C1)His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
16 (C1)The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
17 (C1)He also confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, "(C1)To you I will give the land of Canaan,
As the portion of your inheritance."
19 (C1)When they were only a few in number,
Very few, and strangers in it,
20 And they wandered from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He allowed no one to oppress them,
And (C1)He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
22 "Do not touch My anointed ones,
And (C1)do not harm My prophets."
23 (C1)Sing to the LORD, all the earth;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
25 For (C1)great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
He also is (C2)to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are (F1)(C1)idols,
(C2)But the LORD made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.
28 Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;
Bring an (F1)offering, and come before Him;
(C1)Worship the LORD in (F2)holy attire.
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
31 (F1)(C1)Let the heavens be joyful, and the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, "(C2)The LORD reigns."
32 (C1)Let the sea (F1)roar, and (F2)everything it contains;
Let the field rejoice, and everything that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy in the presence of the LORD;
For He is coming to judge the earth.
34 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His faithfulness is everlasting.
35 (C1)Then say, "Save us, God of our salvation,
And gather us and save us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
And (F1)glory in Your praise."
36 (C1)Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting!
Then all the people (C2)said, "Amen," and praised the LORD.
Worship before the Ark
37 So he left Asaph and his relatives there (C1)before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister before the ark continually, (C2)as every day's work required,38 and (C1)Obed-edom with (F1)his sixty-eight relatives; Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and (C2)Hosah as gatekeepers.39 He left (C1)Zadok the priest and his relatives the priests (C2)before the (F1)tabernacle of the LORD in the high place which was at Gibeon,40 to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, (C1)even according to everything that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded Israel.41 With them were (C1)Heman and Jeduthun, and (C2)the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to (C3)give thanks to the LORD, because His (F1)kindness is everlasting.42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those who were to play them, and with instruments for (C1)the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun for the gate.
43 (C1)Then all the people departed, each to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
Psalms 42,44
Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.
1 As the deer (F1)pants for the water brooks,
So my soul (F1)(C1)pants for You, God.
2 My soul (C1)thirsts for God, for the (C2)living God;
When shall I come and (F1)(C3)appear before God?
3 My (C1)tears have been my food day and night,
While they (C2)say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
4 I remember these things and (C1)pour out my soul within me.
For I (C2)used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God,
With a voice of (C3)joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.
5 (C1)Why are you (F1)(C2)in despair, my soul?
And why are you (C3)restless within me?
(C4)Wait for God, for I will (F2)again praise (F3)Him
For the (F4)(C5)help of His (F5)presence, my God.
6 My soul is (F1)in despair within me;
Therefore I (C1)remember You from (C2)the land of the Jordan
And the (F2)peaks of (C3)Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your (C1)breakers and Your waves have passed over me.
8 The LORD will (C1)send His goodness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me (C2)in the night,
A prayer to (C3)the God of my life.
9 I will say to God (C1)my rock, "Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go about (C2)mourning (F1)because of the (C3)oppression of the enemy?"
10 As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries taunt me,
While they (C1)say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
11 (C1)Why are you (F1)in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will again praise (F2)Him
For the (F3)help of His presence, my God.
Prayer for Help.
1 (C1)Vindicate me, God, and (C2)plead my case against an ungodly nation;
(F1)Save me from (C3)the deceitful and unjust person!
2 For You are the (C1)God of my strength; why have You (C2)rejected me?
Why do I go about (C3)mourning (F1)because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 Send out Your (C1)light and Your truth, they shall lead me;
They shall bring me to Your (C2)holy hill
And to Your (C3)dwelling places.
4 Then I will go to (C1)the altar of God,
To God (F1)my exceeding (C2)joy;
And I will praise You on the (C3)lyre, God, my God.
5 (C1)Why are you (F1)in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will (F2)again praise (F3)Him
For the (F4)help of His presence, my God.
Former Times of Help and Present Troubles.
1 God, we have heard with our ears,
Our (C1)fathers have told us
The (C2)work that You did in their days,
In the (C3)days of old.
2 You with Your own hand (C1)drove out the nations;
Then You (C2)planted them;
You (C3)afflicted the peoples,
Then You (C4)let them go free.
3 For by their own sword they (C1)did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your (C2)arm and the (C3)light of Your presence,
For You (C4)favored them.
4 You are (C1)my King, God;
(C2)Command (F1)victories for Jacob.
5 Through You we will (C1)push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will (C2)trample down those who rise up against us.
6 For I will (C1)not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.
7 But You (C1)have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have (C2)put to shame those who hate us.
8 In God we have (C1)boasted all day long,
And we will (C2)give thanks to Your name forever. Selah
9 Yet You (C1)have rejected us and brought us to (C2)dishonor,
And (C3)do not go out with our armies.
10 You cause us to (C1)turn back from the enemy;
And those who hate us (C2)have taken spoils for themselves.
11 You turn us over (F1)to be eaten like (C1)sheep,
And have (C2)scattered us among the nations.
12 You (C1)sell Your people (F1)cheaply,
And have not (F2)profited by their sale.
13 You make us an object of (C1)reproach to our neighbors,
Of scoffing and (C2)ridicule to those around us.
14 You make us (C1)a proverb among the nations,
A (F1)(C2)laughingstock among the peoples.
15 All day long my dishonor is before me
And (F1)I am covered with my (C1)humiliation,
16 Because of the voice of one who (C1)taunts and reviles,
Because of the presence of the (C2)enemy and the avenger.
17 All this has come upon us, but we have (C1)not forgotten You,
And we have not (C2)dealt falsely with Your covenant.
18 Our heart has not (C1)turned back,
And our steps (C2)have not deviated from Your way,
19 Yet You have (C1)crushed us in a place of (C2)jackals
And covered us with (F1)(C3)deep darkness.
20 If we had (C1)forgotten the name of our God
Or extended our (F1)hands to (C2)a strange god,
21 Would God not (C1)find this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 But (C1)for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are regarded as (C2)sheep to be slaughtered.
23 (C1)Wake Yourself up, why (C2)do You sleep, Lord?
Awake, (C3)do not reject us forever.
24 Why do You (C1)hide Your face
And (C2)forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our (C1)souls have sunk down into the dust;
Our bodies cling to the earth.
26 (C1)Rise up, be our help,
And (C2)redeem us because of Your mercy.
1 Corinthians 10:1-18
Chapter 10
Avoid Israel's Mistakes
1 For (C1)I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all (C2)under the cloud and they all (C3)passed through the sea;2 and they all were (C1)baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;3 and they all (C1)ate the same spiritual food,4 and all (C1)drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was (F1)Christ.5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased; for their dead bodies were (C1)spread out in the wilderness.
6 Now these things happened as (C1)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as (C2)they indeed craved them.7 Do not be (C1)idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "(C2)THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND TO DRINK, AND ROSE UP TO (C3)PLAY."8 Nor are we to commit sexual immorality, as (C1)some of them (F1)did, and (C2)twenty-three thousand fell in one day.9 Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as (C1)some of them (F1)did, and were killed by the snakes.10 Nor (C1)grumble, as some of them (F1)did, and (C2)were killed by the (C3)destroyer.11 Now these things happened to them as an (C1)example, and (C2)they were written for our instruction, upon whom (C3)the ends of the ages have come.12 Therefore let the one who (C1)thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall.13 No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and (C1)God is faithful, (F1)so He will not allow you to be (C2)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
14 Therefore, my (C1)beloved, flee from (C2)idolatry.15 I speak as to wise people; you then, judge what I say.16 Is the (C1)cup of blessing which we bless not a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is the (C2)bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ?17 Since there is one loaf, we (C1)who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.18 Look at (F1)the people of (C1)Israel; are those who (C2)eat the sacrifices not partners in the altar?<
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