2 Samuel 23:1-7

1 These are the last words of David: "Here is the declaration by David, son of Jesse-- the declaration by the man whom God raised up, whom the God of Jacob anointed, the singer of Israel's psalms:
2 "The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me. His words were on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel spoke to them. The rock of Israel told me, 'The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.
4 He is like the morning light as the sun rises, like a morning without clouds, like the brightness after a rainstorm. The rain makes the grass grow from the earth.'
5 "Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise to me, with every detail arranged and assured. [He promised] everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen.
6 "Worthless people are like thorns. All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand.
7 A person who touches them uses iron [tools] or the shaft of a spear. Fire will burn them up completely wherever they are."
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