2Sa 23:1-4 | ESV | STEP | Now these are the last words of David : The oracle of David , the son of Jesse , the oracle of the man who was raised on high , the anointed of the God of Jacob , the sweet psalmist of Israel :

2 Samuel 23:1-4

The Last Words of David

1 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of ^athe man who was raised on high,
^bthe anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel: ^{▼▼Or the favorite of the songs of Israel}
2 ^d“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me;
his word is on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel has spoken;
^ethe Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling ^fin the fear of God,
4 he ^gdawns on them like the morning light,
like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
like rain ^{▼▼Hebrew from rain} that makes grass to sprout from the earth.