¶ After the Arcke was brought, Dauid ordeyneth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lord. And he prayseth the Lorde God of Israel.
CAPI. XVI.
[ A] WHen they had brought in ye arcke of God, they set it in the tente, that Dauid hadde pitched for it. And they broughte burnt sacrifyce and peaxofferynges before God. And when Dauid had made an ende of offeryng of burntofferinges and of peaxofferinges, he bles∣sed the people with the name of the Lord. And he dealte to all Israel bothe man and woman a cracknell of breed, a pece of flesshe, & a messe of soppes.
And he appoynted certayne of the Leuites to ministre before the Lorde, and to repete, and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israell / that is to wete: Asaph the chief, and nexte to him Zachariah, then Ietel. Semita∣moth, Iehiel, Mathathiah, Eliab, Banaiah, Obed Edom, and Ieiel with psalteryes and harpes. But Asaph with soundynge symbales and Banaiah & Iahaziel Preestes with trom∣pettes contynuallye before the arcke of the couenaunt of God. In that tyme Dauid dyd apppoynte chyefly to thanke the Lorde, Asaph [ B] and his brethren.* 1.1 Thanke the Lorde, call on his name, make his actes be knowen amonge the people.
Syng vnto him and play vnto him, and re∣corde all his wonderfull dedes. Prayse his holy name, And let the hertes of them that seke the Lord reioyce. Seke the Lord and his strength: seke his presence alwaye.
Remembre his m••ruayles whiche he dyd, and his wonders, and the iudgementes of his mouth: The sect of Israel are his seruantes: the chyldren of Iacob are his chosen. He is the Lorde our God: & in all landes are his iudge∣mentes. Thynke on his appoyntment euer, & on the word which he commaunded to a thou∣sande generacions. Of his couenaunt to Abra∣ham, and of his othe to Isaac: whiche he sit before Iacob for a decree, and to Israel for an euerlastyng couenaunt, sayinge: to the I wyll gyue the lande of Canaan, to be the portion of your enheritaunce. When you were a smalle company in nombre, euen but a few, and ther∣to straungers therin. And they went from peo¦ple to people, and frome one kyngdome to an other nacion. He suffered no man to doo them [ C] wronge: But rebuked kynges for their sakes. Touche not myne anno••nted, nor do my Pro∣phetes anye harme.* 1.2 Synge vnto the Lorde all the erth, and shewe from daye to daye his victoryes.
Tell amonge the Heathen of his glorye: and amonge all nacyons of his wonderfull dedes.
For greate is the Lorde, and to be pray∣sed excedynglye: and terryble is he aboue all goddes.
For all the goddes of the heathen are ydols:* 1.3 but the Lorde made heuen.
Prayse & honour are in his presence: strēgth and gladnes are in his place.
Ascribe to the Lord, o ye kynredes of people: ascribe to the Lorde glory and strength.
Gyue honour vnto the Lordes name: bring presentes and come before him, and bowe to the Lorde in holy apparell.
All the earthe feare hym, he stablysshed the earthe that it can not moue. The heauen reioyce, and the earthe be gladde / and let men tell amonge the nacions, that the Lorde is a kynge.
Let the see sounde and his fulnesse, and let the feldes reioyce and all that are therin.
Let the trees of the wod ryng at the presēce of the Lord: for he commeth to iudge the erth.
Thanke the Lorde for he is good, & his mer∣cye [ D] lasteth euer / and saye: saue vs (o God our sauiour) and gather vs togyther, and delyuer vs from the heathen, that we may thanke thy holy name, and prayse the with prayse that be∣commeth the. Blessed be the Lorde God of Is∣rael for euer & euer, and all nacions shall saye Amen / so praysynge the Lorde.
And he lefte there before the arcke of the Lordes couenaunt, Asaph and his brethren, to minististre before the arcke euermore daye by daye. And Obed Edom with his brethren thre score and eyght / and Obed Edom the sonne of Ibuthum and Ozah to be porters. And Za∣dock the preeste with is brethren the preestes dyd he set before the tabernacle of the Lorde at the hyll aulter of Gabaon, to offre burnt∣offerynges vnto the Lorde vpon the burntof∣ferynge aulter perpetuallye at mornynge and euenynge: accordynge to all that is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde whiche he commaun∣ded Israell.* 1.4 And with them H••man and Idu∣thum, and other that were chosen and ••••••ined by name, to thanke the Lorde th•••• his mercye lasteth euer. And with the sayde Heman and