| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | To David | | By Miriam Suhler |
| | | O ISRAEL’S God-anointed warrior king, | |
| Who from the Lord of Hosts thy valor drew, | |
| And single-handed dread Goliath slew | |
| (Though boasting he swift death should on thee bring): | |
| Nor e’en yet feared when wrathful Saul did fling | 5 |
| A furious javelin at thy head to do | |
| Thee harm, for Jesse’s son that one well knew | |
| Should one day after him be Israel’s king; | |
| ’Tis not alone thy lion strength of heart, | |
| Nor yet thy triumphs nor thy hero’s deeds | 10 |
| That lift my soul in boundless love to thee! | |
| Ah, no! ’Tis this in but the lesser part, | |
| For more than all, my soul exultant feeds | |
| On thine more precious gift of psaltery. | | | | |
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