1 Chronicles 16:4 (DRB)

Passage

And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 16:3 And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with cymbals:

1 Chronicles 16:6 But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "appointed", "levites", "minister", "before", "lord", "remember", "works", and "glorify". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "appointed" and "levites", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he divided to all and every..." into verse 5's "Asaph the chief and next after him...", so "appointed" and "levites" 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 "levites" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.