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As the fat is set apart from the offering of well-being,
so David was set apart from the Israelites.
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He played with lions as though they were young goats,
and with bears as though they were lambs of the flock.
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In his youth did he not kill a giant,
and take away the people's disgrace,
when he whirled the stone in the sling
and struck down the boasting Goliath?
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For he called on the Lord, the Most High,
and he gave strength to his right arm
to strike down a mighty warrior,
and to exalt the power 1 of his people.
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So they glorified him for the tens of thousands he conquered,
and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord,
when the glorious diadem was given to him.
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For he wiped out his enemies on every side,
and annihilated his adversaries the Philistines;
he crushed their power 2 to our own day.
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In all that he did he gave thanks
to the Holy One, the Most High, proclaiming his glory;
he sang praise with all his heart,
and he loved his Maker.
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He placed singers before the altar,
to make sweet melody with their voices. 3
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He gave beauty to the festivals,
and arranged their times throughout the year, 4
while they praised God's 5 holy name,
and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.
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The Lord took away his sins,
and exalted his power 6 forever;
he gave him a covenant of kingship
and a glorious throne in Israel.