5 My brothers were handsome and tall; but the Lord didn’t take pleasure in them. (WEB) 6 I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols. (WEB) 7 But I drew his own sword and beheaded him, and removed reproach from the children of Israel. (WEB)
Psalm 151 1:5–7
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