2 Samuel 23:1-7 ▼

1 And these are the last words of David: “An utterance of David son of Jesse, and a declaration of the mighty man who was exalted on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

2 The Spirit of YHWH spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue.

3 The God of Israel spoke the Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men is righteous, ruling in the fear of God,

4 and as the light of the morning he rises, a morning sun, without clouds, by clear shining after the rain, the tender grass of the earth.’

5 For not so is my house with God; yet an everlasting covenant He has made with me, ordered in all things and secure; for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, for will He not make it sprout?

6 And the worthless, like a thorn are all thrust away, because not in the hand can they be taken.

7 And the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear; and with the fire they are completely burned in the place.”