"I have beenwith you whereveryou have goneand have cutoffallyour enemiesfrom beforeyou; and I will makeyou a greatname,like the namesof the greatmenwhoare on the earth.
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
And Davidspokethe wordsof thissongto the LORDin the daythat the LORDdeliveredhim from the handof allhis enemiesand from the handof Saul.
"For by You I can runupon a troop;By my GodI can leapover a wall.
"Then I pulverizedthem as the dustof the earth;I crushed[and] stampedthem as the mireof the streets.
Now theseare the lastwordsof David.Davidthe sonof Jessedeclares,The manwho was raisedon highdeclares,The anointedof the Godof Jacob,And the sweetpsalmistof Israel,
Davidbecamegreaterand greater,for the LORDGodof hostswas with him.
So Davidmadea name[for himself] when he returnedfrom killing18000Arameansin the Valleyof Salt.
He putgarrisonsin Edom.In allEdomhe putgarrisons,and allthe Edomitesbecameservantsto David.And the LORDhelpedDavidwhereverhe went.
Then Davidputgarrisonsamong the Arameansof Damascus,and the Arameansbecameservantsto David,bringingtribute.And the LORDhelpedDavidwhereverhe went.
"I have beenwith you whereveryou have gone,and have cutoffallyour enemiesfrom beforeyou; and I will makeyou a namelike the nameof the greatoneswhoare in the earth.
For You makehim mostblessedforever;You makehim joyfulwith gladnessin Your presence.
"But I shall crushhis adversariesbeforehim, And strikethose who hatehim.
"He has brought downrulersfrom [their] thrones,And has exaltedthose who were humble.
So the LORDwas with Joshua,and his famewas in allthe land.
Davidwas prosperingin allhis waysfor the LORD[was] with him.
Then the commandersof the Philistineswentout [to battle], and it happenedas oftenas they wentout, that Davidbehavedhimself morewiselythanallthe servantsof Saul.So his namewas highlyesteemed.
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
Thus Sauldiedwith his threesons,his armorbearer,and allhis menon that daytogether.
So they sentthe arkof Godto Ekron.And as the arkof Godcameto Ekronthe Ekronitescriedout, saying,"They have broughtthe arkof the Godof Israelaroundto us, to killus and our people."