The Reign of David

And after this also there was a battell with the Philistims at Gob, then Sibbechai the Hushathite slewe Saph, which was one of ye sonnes of Haraphah.

And there was yet another battel in Gob with the Philistims, where Elhanah the sonne of Iaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite slewe Goliath the Gittite: the staffe of whose speare was like a weauers beame.

Afterward there was also a battel in Gath, where was a man of a great stature, and had on euerie hand sixe fingers, and on euerie foote sixe toes, foure and twentie in nomber: who was also the sonne of Haraphah.

And when hee reuiled Israel, Ionathan the sonne of Shima the brother of Dauid slewe him.

These foure were borne to Haraphah in Gath, and died by the hande of Dauid and by the hands of his seruants.

And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.

And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.

God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.

I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.

The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee.

But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.

Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.

Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.

He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.

And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.

At the brightnesse of his presence the coles of fire were kindled.

The Lord thundred from heauen, and the most hie gaue his voyce.

He shot arrowes also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed them.

The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.

He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.

He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,

And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.