40 He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook , and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his pouch , and his sling was in his hand ; and he approached the Philistine . 41 Then the Philistine came on and approached David , with the shield-bearer e in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David , he disdained him; for he was but a youth , and ruddy , with a handsome appearance . 43 The Philistine said to David , " Am I a dog , that you come to me with sticks ?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods . 44 The Philistine also said to David , "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field ." 45 Then David said to the Philistine , "You come to me with a sword , a spear , and a javelin , but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts , the God of the armies of Israel , whom you have taunted . 46 "This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands , and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth , that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel , 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear ; for the battle is the Lord'S and He will give you into our hands ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:40-47
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:40-47
(Read 1 Samuel 17:40-47)
The security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in his mean appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.