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you offspring of Israel his servant,Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.

He is the Lord our God;his judgments govern the whole earth.

Remember his covenant forever—the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,

Let the whole earth sing to the Lord.Proclaim his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations,his wondrous works among all peoples.

Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and joy are in his place.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;bring an offering and come before him.Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;his faithful love endures forever.

So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.

He assigned Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

David left the priest Zadok and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord—for his faithful love endures forever.

Then all the people went home, and David returned home to bless his household.

When David had settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under tent curtains.”

When your time comes to be with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who is one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not remove my faithful love from him as I removed it from the one who was before you.

I will appoint him over my house and my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.’”

Now, Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be confirmed forever, and do as you have promised.

David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River.