Sirach 47:2-11
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
David
2 As the fat is set apart from the offering of well-being,
so David was set apart from the Israelites.
3 He played with lions as though they were young goats,
and with bears as though they were lambs of the flock.
4 In his youth did he not kill a giant,
and take away the people’s disgrace,
when he whirled the stone in the sling
and struck down the boasting Goliath?
5 For he called on the Lord, the Most High,
and he gave strength to his right arm
to strike down a mighty warrior,
and to exalt the power[a] of his people.
6 So they glorified him for the tens of thousands he conquered,
and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord,
when the glorious diadem was given to him.
7 For he wiped out his enemies on every side,
and annihilated his adversaries the Philistines;
he crushed their power[b] to our own day.
8 In all that he did he gave thanks
to the Holy One, the Most High, proclaiming his glory;
he sang praise with all his heart,
and he loved his Maker.
9 He placed singers before the altar,
to make sweet melody with their voices.[c]
10 He gave beauty to the festivals,
and arranged their times throughout the year,[d]
while they praised God’s[e] holy name,
and the sanctuary resounded from early morning.
11 The Lord took away his sins,
and exalted his power[f] forever;
he gave him a covenant of kingship
and a glorious throne in Israel.
Footnotes
- Sirach 47:5 Gk horn
- Sirach 47:7 Gk horn
- Sirach 47:9 Other ancient authorities add and daily they sing his praises
- Sirach 47:10 Gk to completion
- Sirach 47:10 Gk his
- Sirach 47:11 Gk horn
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