The Last Words of David

23 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
    the oracle of (A)the man who was raised on high,
(B)the anointed of the God of Jacob,
    the sweet psalmist of Israel:[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:1 Or the favorite of the songs of Israel

David’s Last Words

23 These are the last words of David:

“The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse,
    the utterance of the man exalted(A) by the Most High,
the man anointed(B) by the God of Jacob,
    the hero of Israel’s songs:

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Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[a] over my people Israel. (B)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader

“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock,(A) and appointed you ruler(B) over my people Israel.(C) I have been with you wherever you have gone,(D) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(E) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(F)

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12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was (A)ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, (B)“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took (C)the horn of oil (D)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (E)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

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12 So he(A) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(B) features.

Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”

13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(C) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(D) came powerfully upon David.(E) Samuel then went to Ramah.

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20 (A)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have (B)anointed him,

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20 I have found David(A) my servant;(B)
    with my sacred oil(C) I have anointed(D) him.

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70 He (A)chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from (B)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to (C)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his (D)inheritance.

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70 He chose David(A) his servant
    and took him from the sheep pens;
71 from tending the sheep(B) he brought him
    to be the shepherd(C) of his people Jacob,
    of Israel his inheritance.

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The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him (A)sing praise.

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The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(A) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(B)

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16 Let (A)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, (B)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, (C)with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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44 Then he said to them, (A)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, (B)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

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44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you:(A) Everything must be fulfilled(B) that is written about me in the Law of Moses,(C) the Prophets(D) and the Psalms.”(E)

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13 I think it right, as long as I am in this (A)body,[a] (B)to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 (C)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, (D)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:13 Greek tent; also verse 14

13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(A) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(B) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(C) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(D) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(E) you will always be able to remember these things.

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19 addressing one another in (A)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 (B)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (C)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(A) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks(B) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,

(A)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,

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42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand

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(A)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
    and like David (B)invent for themselves instruments of music,

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You strum away on your harps(A) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.(B)

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20 (A)The prayers of (B)David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

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20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(A)

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