1. And these [are] the last words of David: --`The affirmation of David son of Jesse-- And the affirmation of the man raised up--Concerning the Anointed of the God of Jacob, And the Sweetness of the Songs of Israel:
2. The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by me, And His word [is] on my tongue.
3. He said--the God of Israel--to me, He spake--the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man [is] righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.
4. And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun--no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!
5. For--not so [is] my house with God; For--a covenant age-during He made with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For--all my salvation, and all desire, For--He hath not caused [it] to spring up.
6. As to the worthless--As a thorn driven away [are] all of them, For--not by hand are they taken;
7. And the man who cometh against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And with fire they are utterly burnt In the cessation.'
8. These [are] the names of the mighty ones whom David hath: sitting in the seat [is] the Tachmonite, head of the captains--he [is] Adino, who hardened himself against eight hundred-- wounded at one time.
9. And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines--they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up--