They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
Parallel translations
- WEB and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;
- KJV And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
- NKJV to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
- NASB They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,
- NLT And each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.
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Quick answer
The Levites were to stand every morning and evening to thank and praise the LORD. Continual, daily worship was their appointed task.
Overview
Morning and evening, the Levites offered thanksgiving and praise, framing each day with worship of God. This rhythm of regular praise reflects that gratitude and adoration are fitting responses to the LORD at all times. Such continual worship anticipates the unceasing praise of God's people and the call for believers to give thanks in all circumstances.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 92:1–3A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- 1 Chr 9:33Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
- Ezra 3:10–11When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
- 1 Chr 16:37–42So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
- Ps 137:2–4There on the willows we hung our harps,
- 1 Chr 6:31–33These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
- Ps 135:1–3Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- 2 Chr 29:25–28Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
- Rev 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- 2 Chr 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
- Ps 134:1–2A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- 1 Chr 25:1–7Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
- Exod 29:39–42Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
- Rev 5:8–14When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Ps 135:19–20O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
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