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After him Nathan rose up to prophesy in the days of David.
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As the fat is set apart from the offering of well-being, so David was set apart from the Israelites.
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He played with lions as though they were young goats, and with bears as though they were lambs of the flock.
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In his youth did he not kill a giant, and take away the people's disgrace, when he whirled the stone in the sling and struck down the boasting Goliath?
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For he called on the Lord, the Most High, and he gave strength to his right arm to strike down a mighty warrior, and to exalt the power of his people.
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So they glorified him for the tens of thousands he conquered, and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord, when the glorious diadem was given to him.
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For he wiped out his enemies on every side, and annihilated his adversaries the Philistines; he crushed their power to our own day.
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In all that he did he gave thanks to the Holy One, the Most High, proclaiming his glory; he sang praise with all his heart, and he loved his Maker.