Sirach 47:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ David destroyed his enemies
on every side,
    and he despised the Philistines,
    his adversaries;
    he shattered their power,
    which has never recovered.^[a]
8 In everything he did, he gave thanks
to the holy one, the Most High,
with glorious words.
    He sang hymns with all his heart,
    and he loved his maker.
⁹ He appointed singers with harps
before the altar
    to make sweet melody with their sounds.^[b]