The Last Words of David
Language: English 
He that ruleth over men must be just,
must be just,
must be just,
ruling in the fear of God,
ruling in the fear of God,
the fear of God.

And he shall be as the light of the morning,
when the sun riseth,
even a morning without clouds;
as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain,
after rain,
after rain.
Hallelujah.
Amen.

Note: the text comes from 2 Samuel 23:3 and 2 Samuel 23:4.


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Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-02
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Word count: 69