5. Asaph was the chief and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom and Jehiel. They were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
6. and the kohanim Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets continually before the Ark of the Covenant of God.
7. On that day David first appointed Asaph and his kinsmen to give thanks to Adonai:
8. Give thanks to Adonai, call upon His Name. Make His deeds known among the peoples.
9. Sing to Him! Sing praises to Him! Tell of all His wonderful acts.
10. Glory in His holy Name! Let the heart of those who seek Adonai rejoice.
11. Seek Adonai and His strength. Seek His face always.
12. Remember the wonders He has done, His signs and judgments of His mouth,
13. O descendants of Israel His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14. He is Adonai our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
15. Remember His covenant forever, the word that He commanded for a thousand generations—
16. that He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
17. and confirmed in a decree with Jacob to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18. saying: “To you I give the land of Canaan as your allotted inheritance.”