1 Chronicles 16:6-21 Good News Bible (GNB)

6. and two priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to blow trumpets regularly in front of the Covenant Box.

7. It was then that David first gave Asaph and his fellow-Levites the responsibility for singing praises to the Lord.

8. Give thanks to the Lord, proclaim his greatness;tell the nations what he has done.

9. Sing praise to the Lord;tell the wonderful things he has done.

10. Be glad that we belong to him;let all who worship him rejoice!

11. Go to the Lord for help,and worship him continually.

14. The Lord is our God;his commands are for all the world.

15. Never forget God's covenant,which he made to last for ever,

16. the covenant he made with Abraham,the promise he made to Isaac.

17. The Lord made a covenant with Jacob,one that will last for ever.

18. β€œI will give you the land of Canaan,” he said.β€œIt will be your own possession.”

19. God's people were few in number,strangers in the land of Canaan.

20. They wandered from country to country,from one kingdom to another.

21. But God let no one oppress them;to protect them, he warned the kings:

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