| Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. … And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it. … So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.1 |
| There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. … Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy.2 – Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.3 |
| I … glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.4 |
