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And after him Nathan rose up to prophesy in the days of David.
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As the fat is selected from the peace offering, so David was selected from the sons of Israel.
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He played with lions as with young goats, and with bears as with lambs of the flock.
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In his youth did he not kill a giant, and take away reproach from the people, when he lifted his hand with a stone in the sling and struck down the boasting of Goliath?
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For he appealed to the Lord, the Most High, and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay a man mighty in war, to exalt the power of his people.
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So they glorified him for his ten thousands, and praised him for the blessings of the Lord, when the glorious diadem was bestowed upon him.
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For he wiped out his enemies on every side, and annihilated his adversaries the Philistines; he crushed their power even to this day.
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In all that he did he gave thanks to the Holy One, the Most High, with ascriptions of glory; he sang praise with all his heart, and he loved his Maker.
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He placed singers before the altar, to make sweet melody with their voices.