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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles

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chapter 16. So they brought the ark of God and

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set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David

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had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings

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and peace offerings before God. And when David

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had finished offering the burnt offerings and

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the peace offerings, he blessed the people in

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the name of the Lord. Then he distributed to

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everyone of Israel, both man and woman. to everyone

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a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake

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of raisins. And he appointed some of the Levites

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to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate,

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to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel,

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Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then

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Jael, Shemiramut, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab,

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Benaiah, and Obed -Edom. Jael with stringed instruments

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and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals.

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Benaiah and Jehaziel the priests regularly blew

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the trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant of

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God. On that day, David first delivered this

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psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren

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to thank the Lord. O give thanks to the Lord,

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call upon his name, make known his deeds among

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the peoples, sing to him, sing psalms to him,

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talk of all his wondrous works, glory in his

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holy name. Let the hearts of those rejoice who

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seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength,

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seek his face evermore. Remember his marvelous

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works which he has done, his wonders and the

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judgments of his mouth. O seed of Israel, his

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servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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He is the Lord our God. His judgments are in

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all the earth. Remember his covenant forever,

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the word which he commanded for a thousand generations,

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the covenant which he made with Abraham, and

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his oath to Isaac. and confirmed it to Jacob

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for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan

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as the allotment of your inheritance, when you

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were few in number, indeed very few and strangers

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in it. When they went from one nation to another,

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and from one kingdom to another people, he permitted

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no man to do them wrong. Yes, he rebuked kings

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for their sakes, saying, Do not touch my anointed

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ones, and do my prophets no harm. Sing to the

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Lord all the earth, proclaim the good news of

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his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory

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among the nations, his wonders among all peoples.

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For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised.

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He is also to be feared above all gods. For all

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the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord

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made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before

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him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

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Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples.

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Give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to

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the Lord the glory due his name. Bring an offering

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and come before him. O worship the Lord in the

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beauty of holiness. Tremble before him all the

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earth. The world also is firmly established,

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it shall not be moved. Let the heavens rejoice,

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and let the earth be glad. And let them say among

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the nations, The Lord reigns. Let the sea roar,

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and all its fullness. Let the field rejoice,

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and all that is in it. Then the trees of the

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woods shall rejoice before the Lord, for He is

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coming to judge the earth. O give thanks to the

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Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.

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And say, Save us, O God of our salvation. Gather

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us together and deliver us from the Gentiles,

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to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph

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in your praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel

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from everlasting to everlasting. And all the

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people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. So he

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left Asaph and his brothers there before the

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Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to minister before

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the Ark regularly, as every day's work required.

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And Obed -Edom with his 68 brethren, including

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Obed -Edom the son of Jedusun and Hosa, to be

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gatekeepers, and Zadok the priest and his brethren

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the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord

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at the high place that was at Gibeon, to offer

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burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt

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offering regularly, morning and evening, and

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to do according to all that is written in the

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law of the Lord which he commanded Israel. And

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with them Haman and Jedusun, and the rest who

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were chosen, who were designated by name, to

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give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endures

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forever. and with them Haman and Jedusun to sound

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aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical

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instruments of God. Now the sons of Jedusun were

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gatekeepers. Then all the people departed, every

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man to his house, and David returned to bless

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his house. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.