4. The Lord himself sent his messenger,and took me awayfrom my father’s sheep.He put special oil on my foreheadto anoint me.
5. My brothers were good-looking and tall,but the Lord didn’t takespecial pleasure in them.
6. I went out to meet the Philistine,who cursed me by his idols.
7. But I took his own sword out of its sheathand cut off his head.So I removed the shamefrom the Israelites.