And the Lord shall make thee the head and not the tail and thou shalt be above only and thou shalt not be beneath if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God which I command thee this day to observe and to do them

And he sent and brought him in Now he was ruddy and withal of a beautiful countenance and goodly to look to And the Lord said Arise anoint him for this is he 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 So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah

Be merciful unto me O God for man would swallow me up he fighting daily oppresseth me Mine enemies would daily swallow me up for they be many that fight against me O thou most High What time I am afraid I will trust in thee In God I will praise his word in God I have put my trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me

Hath the rain a father or who hath begotten the drops of dew

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel and sought him he was found of them

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you saith the Lord thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an expected end

But my servant Caleb because he had another spirit with him and hath followed me fully him will I bring into the land whereinto he went and his seed shall possess it

But straightway Jesus spake unto them saying Be of good cheer it is I be not afraid

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone and smote the Philistine and slew him but there was no sword in the hand of David

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness