1. Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David.
2. And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel.
3. He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth.
4. Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?
5. In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath:
6. For he called upon the Lord the Almighty: and he gave strength to his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior and to set up the horn of the nation.