The Reign of David

A while after this there was again war with the P'lishtim, at Gov. Sibkhai the Hushati killed Saf, one of the sons of the giant.

There was more war with the P'lishtim at Gov; and Elchanan the son of Ya'arei-Orgim, the Beit-Lachmi, killed Golyat the Gitti, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver's beam.

There was again war at Gat, where there was a belligerent man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot - twenty-four in all - and he too was a son of the giant.

When he mocked Isra'el, Y'honatan the son of Shim'ah David's brother killed him.

These four were sons of the giant in Gat; they fell at the hands of David and his servants.

David said the words of this song to ADONAI on the day ADONAI delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha'ul.

He said: "ADONAI is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer,

the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold and my refuge. My savior, you have saved me from violence.

I call on ADONAI, who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies.

"For death's breakers were closing over me, the floods of B'liya'al terrified me,

the ropes of Sh'ol were wrapped around me, the snares of death lay there before me.

In my distress I called to ADONAI; yes, I called to my God. Out of his temple he heard my voice, and my cry entered his ears.

"Then the earth quaked and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled. They were shaken because he was angry.

Smoke arose in his nostrils; and from his mouth, devouring fire, with coals blazing from it.

He lowered heaven and came down with thick darkness under his feet.

He rode on a keruv and flew, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

He made darkness his canopy around him, thick clouds in the skies dense with water.

From the brightness before him, fiery coals flamed out.

"ADONAI thundered from heaven, Ha'Elyon sounded his voice.

He sent out arrows and scattered them; with lightning he routed them.

The channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were exposed at ADONAI's rebuke, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

"He sent from on high, he took me and pulled me out of deep water;

he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.

They came against me on my day of calamity, but ADONAI was my support.

"He brought me out to an open place; he rescued me, because he took pleasure in me.