³³ “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”

³¹ But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”

⁴ They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?”

² The people are strong and tall—descendants of the famous Anakite giants. You’ve heard the saying, ‘Who can stand up to the Anakites?’

Psalm 11

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

⁵⁶ “Well, find out who he is!” the king told him.

⁴² sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.