Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- KJV Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- NKJV Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- NASB Moreover, King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with joy, and bowed down and worshiped.
- NLT King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.
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Hezekiah and the princes command the Levites to sing praises with the words of David and Asaph, and they worship with gladness. Joyful, Scripture-shaped praise marks the restored worship.
Overview
The king directs the Levites to praise the LORD using the inspired songs of David and Asaph, and they do so with gladness and bowed heads. The Chronicler highlights that renewed worship is both joyful and grounded in God's revealed words. Singing praise with gladness anticipates the church's worship, which delights in God and rejoices in salvation through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Ps 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Ps 95:1–2Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- 1 Chr 16:7–36On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
- Ps 100:1–2A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- Ps 149:2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Ps 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- 2 Sam 23:1–2These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
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