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the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

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

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come before him! Worship the LORD in holy array;

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!

So David left Asaph and his brethren there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister continually before the ark as each day required,

and also O'bed-e'dom and his sixty-eight brethren; while O'bed-e'dom, the son of Jedu'thun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

And he left Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

With them were Heman and Jedu'thun, and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures for ever.

Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.

Now when David dwelt in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."

When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne for ever.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son; I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,

but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be established for ever.'"

What other nation on earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for thyself a name for great and terrible things, in driving out nations before thy people whom thou didst redeem from Egypt?

And now, O LORD, let the word which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken;

David also defeated Hadade'zer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphra'tes.

he sent his son Hador'am to King David, to greet him, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadade'zer and defeated him; for Hadade'zer had often been at war with To'u. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze;