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51st psalm Achish Æschylus ancient beautiful believe Bible blessed Books of Samuel called chap Christ Christian Church-nation covenant critical David David and Goliath death devout divine doubt earth Eliab enemies Ephes-dammim expression fact faith father give glory God's Goliath hath heart heathen heaven Hebrew heroes historical Holy Spirit hope human hymn idea ideal inspired Israel Israelites Israelitish Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Church Jews king later Lord lovingkindness Maccabæan Maccabees means mercy moral narrative narrator nation nature Old Testament passages Philistines Pindar poet post-Exilic praise prayer prophecy prophet psalmist Psalter referred religion religious righteousness sacrifice Saul Saul's says Scriptures Second Isaiah sense Septuagint sins Socoh song soul spiritual story temple thee things thought tion tradition true truth unto valley of Elah Varuna Vasishtha verse words writers xvii xviii xxiii xxvi Zion Zoroastrian
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Page 257 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Page 16 - And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Page 328 - For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Page 95 - But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great issues, good or bad for human kind, Is happy as a Lover ; and attired With sudden brightness, like a Man inspired...
Page 344 - God, art full of compassion and mercy : long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. 16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me : give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. 17 Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed : because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Page 109 - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Page 226 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
Page 301 - That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. 8 LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
Page 362 - In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, " Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Page 108 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee...