Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles
chapter 16. So they brought the ark of God and
set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David
had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings
and peace offerings before God. And when David
had finished offering the burnt offerings and
the peace offerings, he blessed the people in
the name of the Lord. Then he distributed to
everyone of Israel, both man and woman. to everyone
a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake
of raisins. And he appointed some of the Levites
to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate,
to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel,
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then
Jael, Shemiramut, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab,
Benaiah, and Obed -Edom. Jael with stringed instruments
and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals.
Benaiah and Jehaziel the priests regularly blew
the trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant of
God. On that day, David first delivered this
psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren
to thank the Lord. O give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name, make known his deeds among
the peoples, sing to him, sing psalms to him,
talk of all his wondrous works, glory in his
holy name. Let the hearts of those rejoice who
seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength,
seek his face evermore. Remember his marvelous
works which he has done, his wonders and the
judgments of his mouth. O seed of Israel, his
servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is the Lord our God. His judgments are in
all the earth. Remember his covenant forever,
the word which he commanded for a thousand generations,
the covenant which he made with Abraham, and
his oath to Isaac. and confirmed it to Jacob
for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the allotment of your inheritance, when you
were few in number, indeed very few and strangers
in it. When they went from one nation to another,
and from one kingdom to another people, he permitted
no man to do them wrong. Yes, he rebuked kings
for their sakes, saying, Do not touch my anointed
ones, and do my prophets no harm. Sing to the
Lord all the earth, proclaim the good news of
his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory
among the nations, his wonders among all peoples.
For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised.
He is also to be feared above all gods. For all
the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord
made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before
him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples.
Give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to
the Lord the glory due his name. Bring an offering
and come before him. O worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness. Tremble before him all the
earth. The world also is firmly established,
it shall not be moved. Let the heavens rejoice,
and let the earth be glad. And let them say among
the nations, The Lord reigns. Let the sea roar,
and all its fullness. Let the field rejoice,
and all that is in it. Then the trees of the
woods shall rejoice before the Lord, for He is
coming to judge the earth. O give thanks to the
Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.
And say, Save us, O God of our salvation. Gather
us together and deliver us from the Gentiles,
to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph
in your praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
from everlasting to everlasting. And all the
people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. So he
left Asaph and his brothers there before the
Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to minister before
the Ark regularly, as every day's work required.
And Obed -Edom with his 68 brethren, including
Obed -Edom the son of Jedusun and Hosa, to be
gatekeepers, and Zadok the priest and his brethren
the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord
at the high place that was at Gibeon, to offer
burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt
offering regularly, morning and evening, and
to do according to all that is written in the
law of the Lord which he commanded Israel. And
with them Haman and Jedusun, and the rest who
were chosen, who were designated by name, to
give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endures
forever. and with them Haman and Jedusun to sound
aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical
instruments of God. Now the sons of Jedusun were
gatekeepers. Then all the people departed, every
man to his house, and David returned to bless
his house. I hope you enjoyed today's reading
as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing
you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.
God bless you and have a great day.