Worship before the Ark and David's Psalm

"So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it." David deals "to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine." He appoints Levites "to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel."

"Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people." "Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation." "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen." "And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD."

Asaph and his brothers minister before the ark "continually"; Zadok the priest and his brothers serve "before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon," with Heman and Jeduthun.

A psalm from three psalms

1 Chronicles 16:8–22 = Psalm 105:1–15; 16:23–33 = Psalm 96 (most of it); 16:34–36 = Psalm 106:1, 47–48. The prayer "gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen" fits the exile and return. Whether Chronicles drew on the Psalter or both drew on temple liturgy is debated. See the passage page.

Two sanctuaries

Chronicles explains why Solomon later worships at Gibeon (2 Chronicles 1:3): the tabernacle and bronze altar remained there while the ark was in Jerusalem.