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The mountains cannot witness to God; the hills cannot proclaim him. But the trees have cherished my words, the flocks my deeds.
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Who can proclaim, who can announce, who can declare the LORD's deeds? God has seen everything; God has heard everything; God has listened.
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God sent his prophet to anoint me; Samuel to make me great. My brothers went out to meet him, handsome in form and appearance:
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Their stature tall, their hair beautiful, but the LORD God did not choose them.
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Instead, he sent and took me from following the flock. God anointed me with holy oil; God made me leader for his people, ruler over the children of his covenant.