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the LORD fanctify yourselves, and come with me to the Sacrifice. And he fanctified Jeffe and his Sons, and called them to the Sacrifice.

6 And it came to pafs when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and faid, Surely the LORD's Anointed is before him.

7 But the LORD faid unto Samuel, Look not on his Countenance, or on the Height of his Stature; because I - have refused him: for the LORD feeth not as Man feeth; for Man looketh on the outward Appearance, but the LORD looketh on the Heart.

8 Then Jeffe called Abinadab, and made him pafs before Samuel and he faid, Neither hath the LORD chofen this. 9 Then Jeffe made Shammah to pafs by: and he faid, Neither hath the LORD chofen this.

10 Again, Jeffe made feven of his Sons to pafs before Samuel and Samuel faid unto Jeffe, The LORD hath not

chofen these.

11 And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Are here all thy Chil dren? And he faid, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the Sheep. And Samuel faid unto Jeffe, Send and fetch him: for we will not fit down till he come hither.

12 And he fent and brought him in: Now he was RUDDY, and withal of a BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE, and goodly to look to. And the LORD faid, Arife, anoint him, for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the Horn of Oil, and anointed him in the midst of his Brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David, from that Day forward: fo Sa

muel rofe up and went to Ramah.

14 But the SPIRIT of the LORD DEPARTED from Saul, and an EVIL SPIRIT from the LORD troubled him.

15 And Saul's Servants faid unto him, Behold now, an evil Spirit from GOD troubleth thee.

16 Let our Lord now command thy Servants which are before thee, to seek out a Man who is a cunning Player on an HARP and it fhall come to pafs when the EVIL SPIRIT from God is upon thee, that he fhall play with his Hand, and thou shalt be well.

17 And Saul faid unto his Servants, Provide me now a Man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 Then anfwered one of the Servants, and faid, Behold, I have

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I have seen a Son of Jeffe the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant Man, and a Man of War, and prudent in Matters, and a comely Perfon, and the LORD is with him.

19 Wherefore Saul fent Meffengers unto Jeffe, and said, Send me David thy Son, which is with the Sheep.

zo And Jeffe took an Afs laden with Bread, and a Bottle of Wine, and a Kid, and fent them by David his Son unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and ftood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his Armour-bearer. 22 And Saul fent to Jeffe, faying, Let David, I pray thee, ftand before me: for he hath found Favour in my fight.

23 And it came to pafs, when the EVIL SPIRIT from GOD was upon Saul, that David took an HARP, and played with his Hand: fo Saul was REFRESHED, and was well, and the EVIL SPIRIT departed from him.

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The Armies of the Ifraelites and Philistines being ready to Battle, 4 Goliah cometh proudly forth to challenge a Combat: 12 David fent by his Father to visit his Brethren, alcepteth his Challenge, 38 and killeth him.

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PSAL IX.

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gether their Armies to Battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephef-dammim.

2 And Saul and the Men of Ifrael were gathered together, and pitched by the Valley of Elah, and fet the Battle in aray against the Philiftines.

3 And the Philistines stood on a Mountain on the one fide, and Ifrael ftood on a Mountain on the other fide:

labben, a Pfalm of David.

This Pfalm is fuppofed to be penn'd by David upon his Victory over Goliah.

Will PRAISE thee, O LORD,

I with my WHOLE Heart, I will fhew forth all thy marvellous Works, 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will SING Praife to thy Name, O thou moft High.

3 When mine Enemies are turned

back, they fhall fall and perish at

thy Prefence.

4 For thou haft MAINTAINED MY RIGHT and my CAUSE, thou fatteft in the THRONE judging RIGHT.

5 Thou haft REBUKED the Heathen, thou haft DESTROYED the Wicked, thou hast put out their Name for e

ver and ever.

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and there was a Valley be- are come to a PERPETUAL END: and thou haft destroyed Cities, their MEMORIAL is perifhed with them.

tween them.

4 And there went out a Champion out of the Camp of the Philistines, named Goliah, of Gath, whofe Height was fix Cubits and a Span.

5 And he had an Helmet of Brafs upon his Head, and he was armed with a Coat of Mail and the Weight of the Coat was five thoufand Shekels of Brass.

6 And he had Greaves of Brafs upon his Legs, and a Target of Brafs between his Shoulders.

7 And the Staff of his Spear was like a Weaver's Beam, and his Spear's Head weighed fix hundred Shekels of Iron: and One bearing a Shield went before him.

8 And he ftood and cried unto the Armies of Ifrael, and faid unto them, Why are ye come out to fet your Battle in aray? Am not I a Philiftine, and you Servants to Saul? chufe you a Man for you, and let him come down

to me.

9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your Servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then fhall ye be our Servants, and ferve us.

10 And the Philistine faid, I defie the Armies of Ifrael

7 But the LORD fhall endure for

ever: he hath prepared his THRONE for JUDGMENT

8 And he fhall judge the WORLD in RIGHTEOUSNESS, he hall MINISTER Judgment to the PEOPLE in UPRIGHT

NESS.

9 The LORD alfo will be a REFUGE

for the OPPRESSED, a REFUGE in Times of Trouble.

10 And they that KNOw thy NAME will put their Truft in thee: for thou, LORD, haft not FORSAKEN them that SEEK thee.

II Sing PRAISES to the LORD, which dwelleth in ZION: declare among the People his Doings.

12 When he maketh INQUISITION for Blood, he remembreth them: he forgetteth not the Cry of the HUMBLE.

confider my Trouble which I suffer 13 Have Mercy upon me, O LORD, of them that hate me, thou that LIFTEST me up from the GATES of

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this Day; give me a Man, that we may fight together. II When Saul and all Ifrael heard thofe Words of the Philiftine, they were difmayed, and greatly afraid.

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12 Now David was the fon of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whofe name was Jeffe, and he had eight fons: and the Man went among Men for an old Man in the Days of Saul.

13 And the three eldeft fons of Jeffe went, and followed Saul to the Battle: and the Names of his three Sons that went to the Battle, were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him, Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

14 And David was the youngeft: and the three eldeft followed Saul.

15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his Father's Sheep at Beth-lehem.

16 And the Philiftine drew near Morning and Evening, and prefented himself forty Days.

17 And Jeffe faid unto David his Son, Take now for thy Brethren, an Ephah of this parched Corn, and thefe ten Loaves, and run to the Camp to thy Brethren.

18 And carry these ten Cheeses unto the Captain of their thousand, and look how thy Brethren fare, and take their Pledge.

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the Men of Ifrael were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philiftines.

20 And David rofe up early in the Morning, and left the Sheep with a Keeper, and took and went, as Jeffe had commanded him; and he came to the Trench, as the Hoft was going forth to the Fight, and shouted for the Battle.

21 For Ifrael and the Philistines had put the Battle in aray, Army against Army.

22 And David left his Carriage in the Hand of the Keeper of the Carriage, and ran into the Army, and came and faluted his Brethren.

z3 And as he talked with them, behold there came up the Champion, (the Philiftine of Gath, Goliah by Name) out of the Armies of the Philiftines, and fpake according to the fame Words: and David heard them.

24 And all the Men of Ifrael, when they faw the Man, fled from him, and were fore afraid.

25 And the Men of Ifrael faid, Have ye feen this Man that is come up? furely to defy Ifrael is he come up: and it fhall be that the Man who killeth him, the King will en rich him with great Riches, and will give him his Daughter, and make his Father's Houfe free in Ifrael.

26 And David fpake to the Men that stood by him, fay

ing, What shall be done to the Man that killeth this Philiftine, and taketh away the Reproach from Ifrael? for who is this uncircumcifed Philiftine, that he fhould defy the Armies of the LIVING GOD?

27 And the People answered him after this manner, faying, So fhall it be done to the Man that killeth him.

28 And Eliab his eldest Brother heard when he spake unto the Men; and Eliab's Anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why cameft thou down hither? and with whom haft thou left thofe few Sheep in the Wilderness? I know thy Pride, and the Naughtiness of thine Heart for thou art come down, that thou mightest fee the Battle.

29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a Caufe?

30 And he turned from him towards another, and spake after the fame manner: and the People answered him again after the former manner.

31 And when the Words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he fent for him.

32 And David faid to Saul, Let no Man's Heart fail because of him; thy Servant will go and fight with this Philiftine.

33 'And Saul faid to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philiftine, to fight with him: for thou art but a Youth, and he a Man of War from his youth.

34 And David said unto Saul, Thy Servant kept his Father's Sheep, and there came a LION, and a BEAR, and took a LAMB out of the Flock :

* John x. 28 I give unto them TERNAL LIFE; and they fhall never PERISH, neither fhall any PLUCK them out of my Hand.

35 And I went out after him, and fmote him, and delivered it out of his Mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his Beard, and smote him, and flew him. 36 Thy Servant flew both the LION and the BEAR: and this uncircumcifed PHILI STINE fhall be as one of them, seeing he hath DEFIED the Armies of the LIVING GOD.

29 My FATHER which gave THEM me, is GREATER than all : and none is able to pluck them out of my Father's Hand.

37 David faid moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the Paw of the Lion, and out of the Paw of the Bear, he will deliver me out of the Hand of this Philiftine. And Saul faid unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

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