Thematic Bible: Of david
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Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of david
and said: My lord the king! Why have you come to see me? David answered: I came to buy your threshing place. I have to build Jehovah an altar here, so this disease will stop killing the people.
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David built an altar for Jehovah there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So Jehovah heard the prayers for the country. The plague on Israel stopped.
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Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For his adultery and the murder of uriah
Do not withhold your compassion from me, O Jehovah. May your mercy and your truth always protect me. Countless evils have surrounded me. My sins have caught up with me so that I can no longer see. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost heart (lost strength, courage and motivation).
Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having numbered the people of israel
After David had everyone counted, he felt guilty and told Jehovah: What I did was stupid and terribly wrong. Jehovah, please forgive me.
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Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having cut off saul's skirt
Later David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe.
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Devotional life » Morning devotions » Of david
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I wait for your words.
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Wake up, my glory! Wake up, stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
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Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of david
You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.
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He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever (perpetuity) (long lasting time).
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Early rising » For devotions » Of david
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I wait for your words.
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Wake up, my glory! Wake up, stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
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Fasting » Instances of » Of david » Child » By bath-sheba
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and lay on the ground all night. The elders in his palace stood beside him to raise him up from the ground. But he was unwilling and he would not eat with them. On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. They thought: While the child was alive, we talked to him, and he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may harm himself. read more.
David saw that his servants were whispering to one another. He realized (discerned) that the child was dead. Is the child dead? David asked them. Yes, he is dead. They answered. David got up from the floor. He took a bath, combed his hair, and changed his clothes. Then he went and worshiped in the Temple of Jehovah. After that he returned to the palace and ate. We do not understand, his servants said, while the child was alive you would not eat. As soon as he died, you got up and ate! David replied: I fasted and cried while the child lived. I thought Jehovah might be gracious to me and let the child live.
David saw that his servants were whispering to one another. He realized (discerned) that the child was dead. Is the child dead? David asked them. Yes, he is dead. They answered. David got up from the floor. He took a bath, combed his hair, and changed his clothes. Then he went and worshiped in the Temple of Jehovah. After that he returned to the palace and ate. We do not understand, his servants said, while the child was alive you would not eat. As soon as he died, you got up and ate! David replied: I fasted and cried while the child lived. I thought Jehovah might be gracious to me and let the child live.
Fasting » Instances of » Of david » In prayer for himself and his adversaries
My knees give way because I have been fasting. My body has become lean, without any fat.
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In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them.
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Fasting » Instances of » Of david » Upon the death of saul
They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of Jehovah, because so many had been killed in battle.
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Fasting » Instances of » Of david » While interceding in prayer for his friends
But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned unanswered.
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Fasting » Instances of » Of david » In his zeal for zion
When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
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Ittai » Chief » Of david
David assigned a third of the troops under Joab's command. He put another third under Joab's brother Abishai son of Zeruiah. Then he placed the last third under Ittai from Gath. I am going into battle with you, the king said to the troops.
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Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Lamentations » Of david
([Psalm of David]) O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been displeased and angry. Restore us, again. You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes. You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.
Mercifulness » Of david
But David said: Do not harm him! Jehovah will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king.
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David exclaimed: Abishai, what will I do with you and your brother Joab? Is it your job to tell me who has done wrong? I have been made king of all Israel today. No one will be put to death!
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Nepotism » Of david
Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
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Say to Amasa: 'Are you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab's place to serve me always as the commander of the army.'
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Palace » Of david
The king said to the prophet Nathan: I live in a house built of cedar. Yet the Ark of God is kept in a tent!
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Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of david
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and lay on the ground all night.
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May Jehovah give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of Jehovah your God.
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Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.
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Then King David went in and sat in Jehovah's presence. He said: Who am I, O Jehovah? What is my family, that you have brought me this far? If this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men, O Jehovah my God. What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant read more.
Jehovah. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises. There is no one like you Jehovah and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. Who is like your people Israel? Israel is the one nation on earth who's God went out to redeem a people. You redeemed your people from Egypt. You make a name for yourself, and perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people. You made your people Israel your very own for a very long time, and you, O Jehovah, have become their God. Now, Jehovah, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established from generation to generation. Do as you promised! It will be established and your name will be great forever. Then men will say: Jehovah of Hosts, the God over Israel, is Israel's God! And the house of your servant David will be established before you. You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. O JEHOVAH, YOU ARE GOD! You have promised these good things to your servant. You have been pleased to bless the house of your servant that it may continue for a very long time in your sight. You Jehovah have blessed it and it will be blessed from generation to generation.
Jehovah. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises. There is no one like you Jehovah and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. Who is like your people Israel? Israel is the one nation on earth who's God went out to redeem a people. You redeemed your people from Egypt. You make a name for yourself, and perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people. You made your people Israel your very own for a very long time, and you, O Jehovah, have become their God. Now, Jehovah, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established from generation to generation. Do as you promised! It will be established and your name will be great forever. Then men will say: Jehovah of Hosts, the God over Israel, is Israel's God! And the house of your servant David will be established before you. You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. O JEHOVAH, YOU ARE GOD! You have promised these good things to your servant. You have been pleased to bless the house of your servant that it may continue for a very long time in your sight. You Jehovah have blessed it and it will be blessed from generation to generation.
And now, Jehovah God, please do what you have promised. You will be famous for a very long time! Everyone will say: Jehovah of Hosts rules Israel. David's descendants are his chosen kings. Now therefore, may it please you to bless the house of your servant that it may continue a long time before you. You O Lord Jehovah have spoken. May the house of your servant be blessed from generation to generation. read more.
Lord Jehovah, you are God. You have promised me some very good things, and you can be trusted to do what you promise. Please bless my descendants and let them be your chosen kings for a very long time. You have already promised, and I am sure that you will bless my family from generation to generation.
Lord Jehovah, you are God. You have promised me some very good things, and you can be trusted to do what you promise. Please bless my descendants and let them be your chosen kings for a very long time. You have already promised, and I am sure that you will bless my family from generation to generation.
Persecution » Instances of » Of david
I have heard the whispering of many people, terror on every side, while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life.
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([[Psalm of David] when Saul sent men to watch and kill him:]) Rescue me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who attack me. Deliver me from troublemakers. Save me from bloodthirsty people.
Praise » Of david » At the close of his reign
There in front of the whole assembly King David praised Jehovah. He said: Jehovah, God of our father (ancester) Israel. May you be praised forever and ever! You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you, O Jehovah, are king, supreme ruler over all. All riches and wealth come from you. You rule everything by your strength and power. You are able to make anyone great and strong. read more.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you. Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you. Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.
Praise » Of david » On bringing the ark of the covenant to zion
Give thanks to Jehovah. Call on his name. Make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has done. Praise his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek Jehovah rejoice. read more.
Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence. Remember the miracles he performed. And remember the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced. You are descendants of Israel, his servant. You are descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. HE IS JEHOVAH OUR GOD. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. Remember his promise for a very long time, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations! Remember the covenant that he made to Abraham, and his sworn promise to Isaac. He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as a long lasting covenant to Israel. He said: I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance. While they were few in number a small group of foreigners lived in that land. They wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. He did not permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets. Sing to Jehovah, all the earth! Day after day announce that Jehovah saves his people. Tell people about his glory! Tell all the nations about his miracles. JEHOVAH IS GREAT! He should be highly praised. He should be reverenced (held in awe) (respected) more than all other gods. This is because all the gods of the nations are useless idols while Jehovah created the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. Appreciate Jehovah's glory and power you families of the nations. Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe to Jehovah the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship Jehovah in his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! The earth stands firm. It cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations: JEHOVAH RULES AS KING! Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of Jehovah when he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to Jehovah because he is good, because his mercy endures forever! Say: Rescue us, O God our Salvation. Gather us and save us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Thanks be to Jehovah, God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said amen and praised Jehovah.
Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence. Remember the miracles he performed. And remember the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced. You are descendants of Israel, his servant. You are descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. HE IS JEHOVAH OUR GOD. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. Remember his promise for a very long time, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations! Remember the covenant that he made to Abraham, and his sworn promise to Isaac. He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as a long lasting covenant to Israel. He said: I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance. While they were few in number a small group of foreigners lived in that land. They wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. He did not permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets. Sing to Jehovah, all the earth! Day after day announce that Jehovah saves his people. Tell people about his glory! Tell all the nations about his miracles. JEHOVAH IS GREAT! He should be highly praised. He should be reverenced (held in awe) (respected) more than all other gods. This is because all the gods of the nations are useless idols while Jehovah created the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. Appreciate Jehovah's glory and power you families of the nations. Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe to Jehovah the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship Jehovah in his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! The earth stands firm. It cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations: JEHOVAH RULES AS KING! Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of Jehovah when he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to Jehovah because he is good, because his mercy endures forever! Say: Rescue us, O God our Salvation. Gather us and save us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Thanks be to Jehovah, God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said amen and praised Jehovah.
Praise » Of david » Celebrating his deliverance from the hand of saul
Prayer » Morning » Of david
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I wait for your words.
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Wake up, my glory! Wake up, stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
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Prayer » Penitential » Of david
([[Psalm of David] when the prophet Nathan came to him after David's adultery with Bathsheba:]) Have mercy on me, O God, in keeping with your loving-kindness. According to your unlimited compassion, wipe out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my perversity (iniquity) (guilt), and cleanse me from my sin. I admit my transgressions. My sin is always in front of me. read more.
I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil in your sight. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge. Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me. Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom. Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Make me hear sounds of joy and gladness. Let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face (turn away) from my sins, and wipe out (erase) all that I have done wrong. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast (dependable) spirit within me. Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and establish a willing spirit in me. I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners will turn to you. Rescue (deliver) me from the bloodguilt of murder O God of my salvation. Let my tongue sing joyfully about your righteousness! O Jehovah, open my lips (help me speak), and my mouth will speak your praise. You do not desire sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one to you. You are not pleased with burnt offerings. The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. O God, you do not despise a broken and sorrowful (contrite) heart.
I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil in your sight. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge. Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me. Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom. Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Make me hear sounds of joy and gladness. Let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face (turn away) from my sins, and wipe out (erase) all that I have done wrong. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast (dependable) spirit within me. Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and establish a willing spirit in me. I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners will turn to you. Rescue (deliver) me from the bloodguilt of murder O God of my salvation. Let my tongue sing joyfully about your righteousness! O Jehovah, open my lips (help me speak), and my mouth will speak your praise. You do not desire sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one to you. You are not pleased with burnt offerings. The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. O God, you do not despise a broken and sorrowful (contrite) heart.
Psalms » Of david » At the close of his reign
The Spirit of Jehovah spoke through me. His word was on my tongue. The God of Israel has spoken. The protector of Israel said to me: 'The king who rules with justice, who rules in obedience to God. He is like the sun shining on a cloudless day. The sun that makes the grass sparkle after rain. read more.
That is how God will bless my descendants. He made an eternal covenant with me. It is an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire. That will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about. All the evildoers will be like thorns to be pushed away. They may not be gripped in the hand: But with a sharp spear. They are burned on the spot.'
That is how God will bless my descendants. He made an eternal covenant with me. It is an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire. That will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about. All the evildoers will be like thorns to be pushed away. They may not be gripped in the hand: But with a sharp spear. They are burned on the spot.'
There in front of the whole assembly King David praised Jehovah. He said: Jehovah, God of our father (ancester) Israel. May you be praised forever and ever! You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you, O Jehovah, are king, supreme ruler over all. All riches and wealth come from you. You rule everything by your strength and power. You are able to make anyone great and strong. read more.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you. Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you. I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you. Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.
Psalms » Of david » Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant
For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to Jehovah: Give thanks to Jehovah. Call on his name. Make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has done. read more.
Praise his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek Jehovah rejoice. Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence. Remember the miracles he performed. And remember the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced. You are descendants of Israel, his servant. You are descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. HE IS JEHOVAH OUR GOD. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. Remember his promise for a very long time, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations! Remember the covenant that he made to Abraham, and his sworn promise to Isaac. He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as a long lasting covenant to Israel. He said: I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance. While they were few in number a small group of foreigners lived in that land. They wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. He did not permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets. Sing to Jehovah, all the earth! Day after day announce that Jehovah saves his people. Tell people about his glory! Tell all the nations about his miracles. JEHOVAH IS GREAT! He should be highly praised. He should be reverenced (held in awe) (respected) more than all other gods. This is because all the gods of the nations are useless idols while Jehovah created the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. Appreciate Jehovah's glory and power you families of the nations. Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe to Jehovah the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship Jehovah in his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! The earth stands firm. It cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations: JEHOVAH RULES AS KING! Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of Jehovah when he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to Jehovah because he is good, because his mercy endures forever! Say: Rescue us, O God our Salvation. Gather us and save us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Thanks be to Jehovah, God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said amen and praised Jehovah.
Praise his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek Jehovah rejoice. Search for Jehovah and his strength. Always seek his presence. Remember the miracles he performed. And remember the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced. You are descendants of Israel, his servant. You are descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. HE IS JEHOVAH OUR GOD. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth. Remember his promise for a very long time, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations! Remember the covenant that he made to Abraham, and his sworn promise to Isaac. He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as a long lasting covenant to Israel. He said: I will give you Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance. While they were few in number a small group of foreigners lived in that land. They wandered from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another. He did not permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them: Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets. Sing to Jehovah, all the earth! Day after day announce that Jehovah saves his people. Tell people about his glory! Tell all the nations about his miracles. JEHOVAH IS GREAT! He should be highly praised. He should be reverenced (held in awe) (respected) more than all other gods. This is because all the gods of the nations are useless idols while Jehovah created the heavens. Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. Appreciate Jehovah's glory and power you families of the nations. Ascribe to Jehovah glory and strength. Ascribe to Jehovah the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering, and come to him. Worship Jehovah in his holy splendor. Tremble in his presence, all the earth! The earth stands firm. It cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations: JEHOVAH RULES AS KING! Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of Jehovah when he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to Jehovah because he is good, because his mercy endures forever! Say: Rescue us, O God our Salvation. Gather us and save us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Thanks be to Jehovah, God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said amen and praised Jehovah.
Psalms » Of david » In celebrating his deliverance
Self-control » Of david
Saul returned from fighting the Philistines. He declared: I have heard that David is in the desert around En-Gedi. Saul led three thousand of Israel's best soldiers out to look for David and his men near Wild Goat Rocks at En-Gedi. There were some sheep pens along the side of the road. One of them was built around the entrance to a cave. So Saul went into the cave to relieve himself. David and his men were hiding at the back of the cave. read more.
They whispered to David: Jehovah told you he was going to let you defeat your enemies and do whatever you want with them. This must be the day Jehovah was talking about. David sneaked over and cut off a small piece of Saul's robe and Saul did not notice. Later David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe. He told his men: Stop talking foolishly. We are not going to attack Saul. He is my king. I pray that Jehovah will keep me from doing anything to harm his chosen king. David stopped his men by saying this to them. He did not let them attack Saul. Saul left the cave and went out onto the road. Then David got up and left the cave. He called to Saul: My lord! When Saul looked back. David knelt down with his face touching the ground. David asked Saul: Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you? Today you saw how Jehovah handed you over to me in the cave. Although I was told to kill you I spared you. I said: 'I will not raise my hand against my lord because you are Jehovah's anointed.' My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! I cut off the border of your robe and did not kill you. You should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I have not sinned against you! But you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life. I will let Jehovah decide which one of us has done right. I pray that Jehovah will punish you for what you are doing to me. However, I will not do anything to you. An old proverb says: 'Only evil people do evil things.' So I will not harm you. Why should the king of Israel be out chasing me, anyway? I am as worthless as a dead dog or a flea. I pray that Jehovah will help me escape and show that I am in the right.
They whispered to David: Jehovah told you he was going to let you defeat your enemies and do whatever you want with them. This must be the day Jehovah was talking about. David sneaked over and cut off a small piece of Saul's robe and Saul did not notice. Later David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's robe. He told his men: Stop talking foolishly. We are not going to attack Saul. He is my king. I pray that Jehovah will keep me from doing anything to harm his chosen king. David stopped his men by saying this to them. He did not let them attack Saul. Saul left the cave and went out onto the road. Then David got up and left the cave. He called to Saul: My lord! When Saul looked back. David knelt down with his face touching the ground. David asked Saul: Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you? Today you saw how Jehovah handed you over to me in the cave. Although I was told to kill you I spared you. I said: 'I will not raise my hand against my lord because you are Jehovah's anointed.' My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! I cut off the border of your robe and did not kill you. You should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I have not sinned against you! But you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life. I will let Jehovah decide which one of us has done right. I pray that Jehovah will punish you for what you are doing to me. However, I will not do anything to you. An old proverb says: 'Only evil people do evil things.' So I will not harm you. Why should the king of Israel be out chasing me, anyway? I am as worthless as a dead dog or a flea. I pray that Jehovah will help me escape and show that I am in the right.
Some people from Ziph went to Gibeah to talk with Saul, they said: David has a hideout on Mount Hachilah near Jeshimon out in the desert. Saul went to the desert of Ziph. He took three thousand of Israel's best-trained men to search for David. Saul camped by the road at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon. David camped in the desert. He discovered that Saul come to the desert after him. read more.
David sent spies to confirm Saul's arrival. Then David went to the place where Saul camped. David saw the place where Saul and Ner's son Abner, the commander of the army, were lying. Saul was lying in the camp. The troops were camped around him. David asked Ahimelech the Hittite, and Abishai the brother of Joab: Who will go to Saul's camp with me? I will, Abishai answered. David and Abishai entered Saul's camp at night. They found Saul sleeping in the center of the camp. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the troops were sleeping around him. Abishai said to David: God put your enemy in your power tonight. Let me plunge his own spear through him and pin him to the ground. I will do it with just one blow. I will not have to strike twice! But David said: Do not harm him! Jehovah will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king. By the living God Jehovah, David declared, I know that Jehovah will kill Saul, either when his time comes to die a natural death or when he dies in battle. Jehovah forbid that I should try to harm the one Jehovah anointed to be king. Just take his spear and his water jar and go. David took the spear and the water jar from beside Saul's head. Then he and Abishai left. No one saw it or knew what happened. No one woke up. They were all sound asleep, because Jehovah sent a heavy sleep on them all. Then David crossed over to the other side of the valley. He went to the top of the hill a great distance away. David shouted to Saul's troops and to Abner: Abner! Can you hear me? Who is calling to the king? Abner asked. David answered, Abner, are you the greatest man in Israel? Why are you not protecting your master, the king? Someone entered the camp to kill your master. You failed in your duty, Abner! I swear by the living God Jehovah all of you deserve to die. You have not protected your master, whom Jehovah made king. Look for the king's spear? Where is the water jar that was near his head? Saul recognized David's voice and said: Is that your voice my son David? And David said: It is my voice, my lord the king. He also said: Why are you my lord pursuing your servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand? Please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. If it is men, cursed are they before Jehovah. They have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying: 'Go serve other gods.' Do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of Jehovah. The king of Israel comes to search for a flea. Yet he hunts me down like a partridge on the mountains.
David sent spies to confirm Saul's arrival. Then David went to the place where Saul camped. David saw the place where Saul and Ner's son Abner, the commander of the army, were lying. Saul was lying in the camp. The troops were camped around him. David asked Ahimelech the Hittite, and Abishai the brother of Joab: Who will go to Saul's camp with me? I will, Abishai answered. David and Abishai entered Saul's camp at night. They found Saul sleeping in the center of the camp. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the troops were sleeping around him. Abishai said to David: God put your enemy in your power tonight. Let me plunge his own spear through him and pin him to the ground. I will do it with just one blow. I will not have to strike twice! But David said: Do not harm him! Jehovah will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king. By the living God Jehovah, David declared, I know that Jehovah will kill Saul, either when his time comes to die a natural death or when he dies in battle. Jehovah forbid that I should try to harm the one Jehovah anointed to be king. Just take his spear and his water jar and go. David took the spear and the water jar from beside Saul's head. Then he and Abishai left. No one saw it or knew what happened. No one woke up. They were all sound asleep, because Jehovah sent a heavy sleep on them all. Then David crossed over to the other side of the valley. He went to the top of the hill a great distance away. David shouted to Saul's troops and to Abner: Abner! Can you hear me? Who is calling to the king? Abner asked. David answered, Abner, are you the greatest man in Israel? Why are you not protecting your master, the king? Someone entered the camp to kill your master. You failed in your duty, Abner! I swear by the living God Jehovah all of you deserve to die. You have not protected your master, whom Jehovah made king. Look for the king's spear? Where is the water jar that was near his head? Saul recognized David's voice and said: Is that your voice my son David? And David said: It is my voice, my lord the king. He also said: Why are you my lord pursuing your servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand? Please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. If it is men, cursed are they before Jehovah. They have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying: 'Go serve other gods.' Do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of Jehovah. The king of Israel comes to search for a flea. Yet he hunts me down like a partridge on the mountains.
Servant » Instances of good » Servants » Of david
Ittai answered: Your Majesty, I swear to you in the name of Jehovah that I will always go with you wherever you go, even if it means death.
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On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. They thought: While the child was alive, we talked to him, and he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may harm himself.
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The king's servants told him: No matter what happens, we are Your Majesty's servants.
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Social duties » Mercifulness » Of david
But David said: Do not harm him! Jehovah will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king.
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David exclaimed: Abishai, what will I do with you and your brother Joab? Is it your job to tell me who has done wrong? I have been made king of all Israel today. No one will be put to death!
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Son » Of david
One of the elders said to me: Do not weep; the Lion of the tribe of Judah of the Root of David has succeeded in opening the book and removing the seven seals.
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A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
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The list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham:
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The crowds were amazed, and said: Can this be the son of David?
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Those going ahead of him and following him shouted praise: Glory to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah! Glory in the highest! (Psalms 118:26)
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Many rebuked him that he should keep quiet. However he cried out even more: You son of David have mercy on me.
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Still teaching in the temple Jesus said: Do the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
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Do the Scriptures say that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
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This is about his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who came from the seed of David according to the flesh.
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Remember that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. He is a descendant of David, according to my good news.
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Stairs » Of david
And Shallun, the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the division of Mizpah, made good the doorway of the fountain, building it up and covering it and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods, with the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, as far as the steps which go down from the town of David.
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By the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.
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Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of david
David answered: I danced to honor Jehovah. He chose me to be king instead of your father and his family. He made me the leader of his people Israel. I will continue to dance and honor Jehovah.
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Throne » Of david
then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David. They will ride in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited for a very long time.
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Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will accomplish this.
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Jehovah swore an oath to David: This is a truth he will not take back: I will set one of your own descendants on your throne. If your sons are faithful to my covenant and my written instructions that I will teach them, then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.
He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10)
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Solomon succeeded his father David as king. His royal power was firmly established.
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Now by the living God Jehovah who has given me my throne from David my father. He made me one of a line of kings. He gave me his word. Adonijah will be put to death this day.
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Say to them: Jehovah says I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, the kings that sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness!
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Tower » Of david
Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, on which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
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Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. Then he changed his mind. He said to the angel: Stop! That is enough! The angel was standing at the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite. David saw the angel standing in midair, holding his sword in his hand, ready to destroy Jerusalem. Then David and the leaders of the people, all of whom were wearing sackcloth bowed low, with their faces touching the ground. David prayed: O God, I am the one who did wrong. I am the one who ordered the census. What have these poor people done? Jehovah, my God, punish my family, and me and spare your people. read more.
Jehovah's angel told Gad to command David to go and build an altar to Jehovah at Araunah's threshing place.
Jehovah's angel told Gad to command David to go and build an altar to Jehovah at Araunah's threshing place.
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of david
Remember how he swore an oath to Jehovah and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob. He said: I will not step inside my house, get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids read more.
until I find a place for Jehovah, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.
until I find a place for Jehovah, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Vows » Instances of » Of david
Remember how he swore an oath to Jehovah and made this vow to the Mighty One of Jacob.
Weeping » Instances of » Of david
The king was shaken by the news. He went to the room above the gate and cried. My son Absalom! He said. My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!
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The people cried loudly as David's followers left. The king crossed Kidron Brook. His men followed him. They went to the wilderness.
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David went up the slope of the Mount of Olives. He was barefoot and crying. He covered his head to show his sorrow. Everyone with him was crying. They covered their heads too.
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Then David chanted with a lament (dirge) (requiem) over Saul and Jonathan his son.
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Abner was buried in Hebron. David and everyone else stood at the tomb and cried loudly.
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As soon as he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived. They cried loudly and the king and all his men also cried very bitterly.
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Will » A testament » Of david
David was about to die. He called his son Solomon and gave him his last instructions: It is my time to die. I go the way of all people of the earth. Be strong and be a man. Do what Jehovah your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commands, as written in the Law of Moses. That way wherever you go you may prosper in everything you do. read more.
If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, 'Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.' Remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace. This was revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men. I bear the responsibility for what he did. I suffer the consequences. You know what to do. You must not let him die a natural death. But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai from Gilead and take care of them. They were kind to me when I was fleeing from your brother Absalom. There is also Shimei son of Gera, from the town of Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a bitter curse the day I went to Mahanaim. When he met me at the Jordan River, I gave him my solemn promise in the name of Jehovah, saying, 'I will not have you killed by the sword.' However you must not let him go unpunished. You know what to do. You must make sure he is put to death.
If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, 'Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.' Remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace. This was revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men. I bear the responsibility for what he did. I suffer the consequences. You know what to do. You must not let him die a natural death. But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai from Gilead and take care of them. They were kind to me when I was fleeing from your brother Absalom. There is also Shimei son of Gera, from the town of Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a bitter curse the day I went to Mahanaim. When he met me at the Jordan River, I gave him my solemn promise in the name of Jehovah, saying, 'I will not have you killed by the sword.' However you must not let him go unpunished. You know what to do. You must make sure he is put to death.