And Jacob called his sons, and said to them,

And this [is] the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

And it came to pass after many days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round about, that Joshua was old and advanced in years.

And you have seen all that the Lord our God has done to all these nations before us; [for it] is the Lord your God who has fought for you.

And the Lord our God, He shall destroy them before us, until they utterly perish; and He shall send against them the wild beasts, until He has utterly destroyed them and their kings from before you; and you shall inherit their land, as the Lord our God said to you.

that you go not in among these nations that are left; and the names of their gods shall not be named among you, neither shall you serve them, neither shall you bow down to them.

And the Lord shall destroy them before you, [even] great and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until this day.

And take great heed to love the Lord our God.

know that the Lord will no more destroy these nations from before you; and they will be to you snares and stumbling blocks, and nails in your heels, and darts in your eyes, until you are destroyed from off this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.

And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon us which the Lord God [promised you, so shall] He bring upon you all the evil things, until He has destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you,

The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.

But I consider it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by a reminder,

And I will make an effort also, whenever necessary, to cause you to have a reminder of these things after my departure.

And now thus shall you say to My servant David: Thus says the Lord Almighty, I took you from the sheepfold, that you should be a prince over My people, over Israel.

And I was with you wherever you went, and I destroyed all your enemies before you, and I made you renowned according to the renown of the great ones on the earth.

He chose David also His servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep.

The Lord will weaken His adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this: to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: He will judge the extremities of the earth, and He gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of His Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

And he sent and fetched him. And he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and very good looking. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.

And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose, and departed to Ramah.

But I have been made King by Him on Zion His holy mountain,

I have found David My servant; I have anointed him by [My] holy mercy.

And he appointed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister [and] lift up the voice, and to give thanks and praise the Lord God of Israel.

Asaph [was] the chief, and next to him Zechariah, [then] Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom; and Jeiel sounded with musical instruments, lutes [and] harps, and Asaph with cymbals.

Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Sing [songs] to Him, and sing hymns to Him, relate to all [people] His wonderful deeds, which the Lord has wrought.

who excel in the sound of musical instruments; they have regarded them as abiding, not as fleeting [pleasures];

Even David himself said in the Book of Psalms, 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,

Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me."

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

giving thanks always concerning all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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.

Does anyone among you suffer misfortune? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.