2 Samuel 23:1-4 ▼

1 These are the last words of David: The declaration of David son of Jesse, the declaration of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, the favorite singer of Israel:

2 The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me, His word was on my tongue.

3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me,” The one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

4 is like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.”