4 In his youth did he not kill a giant,

and take away the people’s disgrace,

when he whirled the stone in the sling

and struck down the boasting Goliath?

5 For he called on the Lord, the Most High,

and he gave strength to his right arm

to strike down a mighty warrior,

and to exalt the powera of his people.

6 So they glorified him for the tens of thousands he conquered,

and praised him for the blessings bestowed by the Lord,

when the glorious diadem was given to him.

7 For he wiped out his enemies on every side,

and annihilated his adversaries the Philistines;

he crushed their powerb to our own day.