1 Chronicles 16:4 (DBY)

Passage

And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure [of wine] and a raisin-cake.

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "appointed", "certain", "levites", "service", "before", "jehovah", "celebrate", and "thank". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "appointed" and "certain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he dealt to every one of..." into verse 5's "Asaph the chief and second to him...", so "appointed" and "certain" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "appointed" and "certain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.