"Those who contendwith the LORDwill be shattered;Againstthem He will thunderin the heavens,The LORDwill judgethe endsof the earth;And He will givestrengthto His king,And will exaltthe hornof His anointed."
"The LORDthunderedfrom heaven,And the MostHighutteredHis voice.
"He shall builda housefor My name,and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomforever.
"Nowtherefore, thusyou shall sayto My servantDavid,'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"I tookyou from the pasture,from followingthe sheep,to be ruleroverMy peopleIsrael.
"Ordo you have an armlike God,And can you thunderwith a voicelikeHis?
"ThereI will cause the hornof Davidto springforth;I have prepareda lampfor Mine anointed.
And He has liftedup a hornfor His people,Praisefor allHis godlyones;[Even] for the sonsof Israel,a peoplenearto Him. Praisethe LORD!
The kingsof the earthtaketheir standAnd the rulerstakecounseltogetherAgainstthe LORDand againstHis Anointed,saying,
"But as for Me, I have installedMy KingUpon Zion,My holymountain."
You shall breakthem with a rodof iron,You shall shatterthem like earthenware.'"
NowI knowthat the LORDsavesHis anointed;He will answerhim from His holyheavenWith the savingstrengthof His righthand.
Some[boast] in chariotsand somein horses,But we will boastin the nameof the LORD,our God.
O LORD,in Your strengththe kingwill be glad,And in Your salvationhowgreatlyhe will rejoice!
The LORDis their strength,And He is a savingdefenseto His anointed.
You have lovedrighteousnessand hatedwickedness;ThereforeGod,Your God,has anointedYou With the oilof joyaboveYour fellows.
For You are the gloryof their strength,And by Your favorour hornis exalted.
"My faithfulnessand My lovingkindnesswill be with him, And in My namehis hornwill be exalted.
"I shall also sethis handon the seaAnd his righthandon the rivers.
Beforethe LORD,for He is coming,For He is comingto judgethe earth.He will judgethe worldin righteousnessAnd the peoplesin His faithfulness.
Beforethe LORD,for He is comingto judgethe earth;He will judgethe worldwith righteousnessAnd the peopleswith equity.
"Your righthand,O LORD,is majesticin power,Your righthand,O LORD,shattersthe enemy.
Rejoice,youngman,during your childhood,and let your heartbe pleasantduring the daysof youngmanhood.And followthe impulsesof your heartand the desiresof your eyes.Yet knowthat Godwill bringyou to judgmentfor allthesethings.
For Godwill bringeveryactto judgment,everythingwhich is hidden,whetherit is goodor evil.
From the LORDof hostsyou will be punishedwith thunderand earthquakeand loudnoise,[With] whirlwindand tempestand the flameof a consumingfire.
Behold,a kingwill reignrighteouslyAnd princeswill rulejustly.
"They will sayof Me, 'Onlyin the LORDare righteousnessand strength.'Men will cometo Him, And allwho were angryat Him will be putto shame.
"On that dayI will make a hornsproutfor the houseof Israel,and I will openyour mouthin their midst.Then they will knowthat I am the LORD."
"Thenthe Kingwill sayto thoseon His right,'Come,you who are blessedof My Father,inheritthe kingdompreparedfor you from the foundationof the world.
And Jesuscameup and spoketo them, saying,"Allauthorityhas been givento Me in heavenand on earth.
And has raisedup a hornof salvationfor us In the houseof DavidHis servant--
"But theseenemiesof mine,who did not wantme to reignoverthem, bringthem hereand slaythem in my presence."
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
"For trulyin thiscitythere were gathered togetheragainstYour holyservantJesus,whomYou anointed,bothHerodand PontiusPilate,alongwith the Gentilesand the peoplesof Israel,
For we mustallappearbeforethe judgment seatof Christ,sothat each onemay be recompensedfor his deeds in the body,accordingto whathe has done,whethergoodorbad.
"Thuslet allYour enemiesperish,O LORD;But let those who loveHim be like the risingof the sunin its might."And the landwas undisturbedfor fortyyears.
"Nowtherefore, hereis the kingwhomyou have chosen,whomyou have askedfor, and behold,the LORDhas seta kingoveryou.
"Is it not the wheatharvesttoday?I will callto the LORD,that He may sendthunderand rain.Then you will knowand seethat your wickednessis greatwhichyou have donein the sightof the LORDby askingfor yourselves a king."
So Samuelcalledto the LORD,and the LORDsentthunderand rainthat day;and allthe peoplegreatlyfearedthe LORDand Samuel.
"HereI am; bearwitnessagainst me beforethe LORDand His anointed.Whoseoxhave I taken,or whosedonkeyhave I taken,or whomhave I defrauded?Whomhave I oppressed,or from whosehandhave I takena bribeto blindmy eyeswith it? I will restore[it] to you."
So Samuelsaidto him, "The LORDhas tornthe kingdomof Israelfrom you todayand has givenit to your neighbor,who is betterthanyou.
Now the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Howlongwill you grieveoverSaul,since I have rejectedhim from beingkingoverIsrael?Fillyour hornwith oiland go;I will sendyou to Jessethe Bethlehemite,for I have selecteda kingfor Myself among his sons."
Now Samuelwas offeringup the burntoffering,and the Philistinesdrewnearto battleagainst Israel.But the LORDthunderedwith a greatthunderon that dayagainstthe Philistinesand confusedthem, so that they were routedbeforeIsrael.
