David, the greatest
of Israel's kings, ruled from about 1010 to 970 B.C. The events of his life are
found in 1 Samuel 16
through 1 Kings 2 and
in 1 Chronicles 10—29 .
David was also gifted musically. He was skilled in playing the lyre and the
author of no less than 73 psalms, including the beloved Psalm 23 . His public and private
character displayed a mixture of good (for example, his defeat of the giant
Goliath, 1 Samuel 17 )
and evil (as in his adultery with Uriah's wife, followed by his murder of
Uriah, 2 Samuel 11 ). David's
greatness lay in his fierce loyalty to God as Israel's military and political
leader, coupled with his willingness to acknowledge his sins and ask for God's
forgiveness (2 Samuel 12 ;
see also Psalm 51 ). It was
under David's leadership that the people of Israel were united into a single
nation with Jerusalem as its capital city. [Commission
on Worship of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod]
Collect of the Day
God of majesty,
whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven, we give You thanks for
David who, through the Psalter, gave Your people hymns to sing with joy in our
worship on earth so that we may glimpse Your beauty. Bring us to the
fulfillment of that hope of perfection that will be ours as we stand before
Your unveiled glory; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with
You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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