And he sent, and brought him in. Now he {was} ruddy, {and} withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this {is} he. {of a...: Heb. fair of eyes}

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: {from following: Heb. from after}

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And he said unto them, These {are} the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and {in} the prophets, and {in} the psalms, concerning me.

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. {set: Heb. anointed} {upon...: Heb. upon Zion, the hill of my holiness}

Then on that day David delivered first {this psalm} to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

And he appointed {certain} of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

That chant to the sound of the viol, {and} invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; {chant: or, quaver}

Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting {you} in remembrance;

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you {that} which shall befall you in the last days.

And this {is} the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old {and} stricken in age. {stricken...: Heb. come into days}

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

Then on that day David delivered first {this psalm} to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another {divers} kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her {that had been the wife} of Urias;

And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, {which} saw the vision of the Almighty, falling {into a trance}, but having his eyes open:

For by the last words of David the Levites {were} numbered from twenty years old and above: {numbered: Heb. number}

Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.