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18 You, O Lord, chose our protector;
    you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king.

God's Promise to David

19 In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants,
    “I have given help to a famous soldier;
    I have given the throne to one I chose from the people.
20 (A)I have made my servant David king
    by anointing him with holy oil.

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18 Indeed, our shield[a](A) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(B) to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(C) my servant;(D)
    with my sacred oil(E) I have anointed(F) him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign