CONQUERING THE GIANTS WE FACE 3PM [TJ MENDOZA]

And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go
against this Philistine to fight with him; for you
are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep
his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came
and took a lamb out of the flock,

I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb
from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught
it by its beard, and struck and killed it.

Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this
uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them,
seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”

Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me
from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear,
He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”

So Saul clothed David with his [c]armor, and he put
a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with
a coat of mail.

David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk,
for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul,
“I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.”
So David took them off.

Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for
himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put
them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had,
and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to
the Philistine.

So the Philistine came, and began drawing near
to David, and the man who bore the shield
went before him.

And when the Philistine looked about and saw David,
he disdained[d] him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking.

So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come
to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will
give your