¹³ in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the Lord, and when they raised their voices ^(A)accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments, and when they praised the Lord saying, “^(B)He indeed is good for His ^[a]kindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

³ All the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the Lord upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the Lord, saying, “^(A)Certainly He is good, certainly His faithfulness is everlasting.”

¹¹ And ^(A)they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “^(B)For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Israel’s Rebelliousness and the Lord’s Help.

Thanks for the Lord’s Goodness to Israel.

¹¹ the voice of ^(A)joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,

as they bring a ^(C)thanksgiving offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.