2 Samuel 23:1-3

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The Last Words of David

23 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:^[a]

²“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me,
    his word is upon my tongue.
³The God of Israel has spoken,
    the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
    ruling in the fear of God,

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2 Samuel 23:1 Or the favorite of the songs of Israel

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