And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
2 Samuel 23:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, and the man who was raised on high saith, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW THESE are the last words of David: David son of Jesse says, and the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, says, American Standard Version (1901) Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: Common English Bible These are David’s last words: This is the declaration of Jesse’s son David, the declaration of a man raised high, a man anointed by the God of Jacob, a man favored by the strong one of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the last words of David. Now David, the son of Jesse, the man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the preeminent psalmist of Israel said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now these are David's last words. David the son of Isai said: The man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the excellent psalmist of Israel said: |
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
He maketh his feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king: and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; talk ye of all his marvelous works.
With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that devise for themselves instruments of music, like David;
For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.
And the women sang one to another in their play, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
They that strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces; against them shall he thunder in heaven: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.