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And King [David] rose up and skipped about like a young sheep and like a kid of the goats that hath sucked milk in abundance from his mother, even as his grandfather David rejoiced before the Tabernacle of the Law of God. He smote the ground with his feet, and rejoiced in his heart, and uttered cries of joy with his mouth. And what shall I say of the great joy and gladness that were in the camp of the King of Ethiopia ? One man told his neighbour, and they smote the ground with their feet like young bulls, and they clapped their hands together, and marvelled, and stretched out their hands to heaven, and they cast themselves down with their faces to the ground, and they gave thanks unto God in their hearts. 54. How DAVID [THE KING OF ETHIOPIA] PROPHESIED AND SALUTED ZION And King [David] came and stood up before Zion, and he saluted it, and made obeisance thereto, and said, " O Lord God of Israel, to Thee be praise, because Thou doest Thy Will and not the will of men. Thou makest the wise man to forget his wisdom, and Thou destroyest the counsel of the counsellor, and Thou man from the depth, and Thou settest the sole of his foot upon a strong rock. For a full cup of glory is in Thy hand for those who love Thee, and a As for us, full cup of shame for those who hate Thee. our salvation shall go forth out of Zion, and He shall remove sin from His people, and goodness and mercy For we are the shall be poured out in all the world. work of His hands, and who shall rebuke us if He loveth And who shall reprove Him if us as Israel His people ? He raiseth us up to heaven His throne ? For death and life are from Him, and glory and dishonour are in His hand, He -hath the power to punish and to multiply His compassion, and He can be wroth and multiply His mercy, for it is He who trieth the heart and the reins. raisest the poor 80