Thenon that dayDavidfirstassignedAsaphand his relativesto givethanksto the LORD.
And Davidspokethe wordsof thissongto the LORDin the daythat the LORDdeliveredhim from the handof allhis enemiesand from the handof Saul.
and Benaiahand Jahazielthe priests[blew] trumpetscontinuallybeforethe arkof the covenantof God.
Moreover, KingHezekiahand the officialsorderedthe Levitesto singpraisesto the LORDwith the wordsof Davidand Asaphthe seer.So they sangpraiseswith joy,and boweddownand worshiped.
The headsof the Levites[were] Hashabiah,Sherebiahand Jeshuathe sonof Kadmiel,with their brothersoppositethem, to praise[and] givethanks,as prescribedby Davidthe manof God,divisioncorrespondingto division.
Help,LORD,for the godlymanceasesto be, For the faithfuldisappearfrom among the sonsof men.
"I loveYou, O LORD,my strength."
