Then the Levites,Jeshua,Kadmiel,Bani,Hashabneiah,Sherebiah,Hodiah,Shebaniah[and] Pethahiah,said,"Arise,blessthe LORDyour Godforeverand ever!O may Your gloriousnamebe blessedAnd exaltedaboveallblessingand praise!
Then the kingfacedaboutand blessedallthe assemblyof Israel,while allthe assemblyof Israelwas standing.
He said,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,whospokewith His mouthto my fatherDavidand has fulfilled[it] with His hand,saying,
Then Solomonstoodbeforethe altarof the LORDin the presenceof allthe assemblyof Israeland spreadout his handstoward heaven.
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,From everlastingeven to everlasting.Then allthe peoplesaid,"Amen,"and praisedthe LORD.
"Yours, O LORD,is the greatnessand the powerand the gloryand the victoryand the majesty,indeedeverythingthat is in the heavensand the earth;Yours is the dominion,O LORD,and You exaltYourself as headover all.
"Nowtherefore, our God,we thankYou, and praiseYour gloriousname.
Then Davidsaidto allthe assembly,"Nowblessthe LORDyour God."And allthe assemblyblessedthe LORD,the Godof their fathers,and bowedlowand didhomageto the LORDand to the king.
AllJudahwas standingbeforethe LORD,with their infants,their wivesand their children.
The Levites,from the sonsof the Kohathitesand of the sonsof the Korahites,stoodup to praisethe LORDGodof Israel,with a veryloudvoice.
They sang,praisingand givingthanksto the LORD,[saying], "For He is good,for His lovingkindnessis upon Israelforever."And allthe peopleshoutedwith a greatshoutwhen they praisedthe LORDbecausethe foundationof the houseof the LORDwas laid.
Now on the Levites'platformstoodJeshua,Bani,Kadmiel,Shebaniah,Bunni,Sherebiah,Bani[and] Chenani,and they criedwith a loudvoiceto the LORDtheir God.
"You aloneare the LORD.You have madethe heavens,The heavenof heavenswith alltheir host,The earthand allthat is on it, The seasand allthat is in them. You givelifeto allof them And the heavenlyhostbowsdownbefore You.
He said,"NakedI camefrom my mother'swomb,And nakedI shall returnthere.The LORDgaveand the LORDhas takenaway. Blessedbe the nameof the LORD."
Whocan speakof the mightydeedsof the LORD,Or can showforth allHis praise?
Behold,blessthe LORD,allservantsof the LORD,Who serveby nightin the houseof the LORD!
EverydayI will blessYou, And I will praiseYour nameforeverand ever.
On the glorioussplendorof Your majestyAnd on Your wonderfulworks,I will meditate.
I will praisethe LORDwhile I live;I will singpraisesto my GodwhileI have my being.
I saidto the LORD,"You are my Lord;I have nogoodbesidesYou."
Singthe gloryof His name;MakeHis praiseglorious.
Let them praiseYour greatand awesomename;Holyis He.
"Whois likeYou among the gods,O LORD?Whois likeYou, majesticin holiness,Awesomein praises,workingwonders?
"Your righthand,O LORD,is majesticin power,Your righthand,O LORD,shattersthe enemy.
Danielsaid,"Let the nameof Godbe blessedforeverand ever,For wisdomand powerbelong to Him.
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
"Ifyou are not carefulto observeallthe wordsof thislawwhich are writtenin thisbook,to fearthishonoredand awesomename,the LORDyour God,
Blessedbe the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who accordingto His greatmercyhas caused us to be born againto a livinghopethroughthe resurrectionof JesusChristfrom the dead,
But the angelof the LORDsaidto him, "Whydo you askmy name,seeing it is wonderful?"
