6. The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant.
7. On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the lord:
8. Give thanks to the lord and proclaim his greatness.Let the whole world know what he has done.
9. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
10. Exult in his holy name;rejoice, you who worship the lord.
11. Search for the lord and for his strength;continually seek him.
12. Remember the wonders he has performed,his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
13. you children of his servant Israel,you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14. He is the lord our God.His justice is seen throughout the land.
15. Remember his covenant forever—the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
16. This is the covenant he made with Abrahamand the oath he swore to Isaac.