Now these are the last words of David:<\/p>\n
The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
\n the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
\nthe anointed of the God of Jacob,
\n the sweet psalmist of Israel:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord speaks by me,
\n his word is upon my tongue.
\nThe God of Israel has spoken,
\n the Rock of Israel has said to me:
\nWhen one rules justly over men,
\n ruling in the fear of God,
\nhe dawns on them like the morning light,
\n like the sun shining forth upon a cloudless morning,
\n like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
\nYea, does not my house stand so with God?
\n For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
\n ordered in all things and secure.
\nFor will he not cause to prosper
\n all my help and my desire?
\nBut godless men are all like thorns that are thrown away;
\n for they cannot be taken with the hand;
\nbut the man who touches them
\n arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
\n and they are utterly consumed with fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
–2 Samuel 23:1-7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: \u201cThe Spirit…<\/span><\/p>\n