1 Chronicles 16:4

New International Version

He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

Genesis 33:20

There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.

1 Kings 8:15

Then he said: “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said,

1 Chronicles 15:16

David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 16:3

Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

1 Chronicles 16:8

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

1 Chronicles 24:3

With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering.

1 Chronicles 25:1

David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

1 Chronicles 6:31

These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there.

2 Chronicles 5:13

The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,

Ezra 3:10

When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.

Nehemiah 12:24

And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their associates, who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.

Psalm 103:2

Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—

Psalm 105:5

Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

Psalm 106:48

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord.

Psalm 37:1

Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;

Psalm 70:1

Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.

Psalm 72:18

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.