David's Final Words

A poetic form of 2 Samuel 23:1-6 And these are Davids’ final words The word of David, Jesse’s son The strong one who was raised above And Jacob’s God’s anointed one The singer sweet of Israel: “Yehovah’s Spirit spoke in me And His word was upon my tongue The Rock of Israel said to me “‘One ruling men, a righteous man One ruling in God’s fear is like Morn’s sunrise light—a cloudless morn Fine grass, from earth, from rain, from light.’ “For is my house not so with God? Established He a covenant For me, arranged in everything And well-preserved and permanent “For all of my deliverance And all delight, will it not sprout? But all the worthless are as thorns Not taken by the hand—cast out!”