1 Chronicles 6:44

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him.

These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied at the order of the king.

Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.

“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations all around.

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skillful.

and Obed-Edom with their brothers, sixty-eight; Obed-Edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. The number of those who did the work according to their service was:

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in Yahweh’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah.

They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.

Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.

Then she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”

Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of Yahweh’s camp.

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of God’s house.

Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small;

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.

Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’ ”

Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men: musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;