1Ch 16:4-6, 41, 23:30, 25:1-3, 2Ch 29:24-26, Neh 11:17, Psa 134 | ESV | STEP | Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord , to invoke , to thank , and to praise the Lord , the God of Israel .

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 ^aAsaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Chronicles 16:41

41 With them were ^bHeman and Jeduthun ^cand the rest of those chosen and ^dexpressly named to give thanks to the Lord, ^efor his steadfast love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 23:30

30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,

1 Chronicles 25:1-3

David Organizes the Musicians

1 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of ^fAsaph, and of ^gHeman, and of ^hJeduthun, who ⁱprophesied with lyres, with ^jharps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who ^kprophesied under the direction of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, ^{▼▼One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei} Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, ^mwho prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:24-26

24 and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, ⁿto make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

25 ^oAnd he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, ^paccording to the commandment of David and of Gad ^qthe king’s seer and of ^rNathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with ^sthe instruments of David, ^tand the priests with the trumpets.

Nehemiah 11:17

17 and ^uMattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew beginning} who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

Psalms 134

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of ^wAscents.

1 Come, bless the Lord, all you ^xservants of the Lord,
who ^ystand ^zby night in the house of the Lord!
2 ^aaLift up your hands to ^abthe holy place
and bless the Lord!
3 May the Lord ^acbless you ^adfrom Zion,
he who ^aemade heaven and earth!

1 Chronicles 16:4-6