2 Samuel 23:2-7

2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me. His words were on my tongue.

3The God of Israel spoke to them. The rock of Israel told me, ‘The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.

4He is like the morning light as the sun rises, like a morning without clouds, like the brightness after a rainstorm. The rain makes the grass grow from the earth.’

5“Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise  to me, with every detail arranged and assured. ⌞He promised⌟ everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen.

6“Worthless people are like thorns. All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand.

7A person who touches them uses iron ⌞tools⌟ or the shaft of a spear. Fire  will burn them up completely wherever they are.”