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While the book of Samuel II delves into the depths of King David\u2019s life; the good the bad and the ugly, the thing that he is still most well known for, is his incredible ability to engage in emotion filled song and poetry.<\/span><\/p>\n

The prophet Amos states “Who improvise the sound of the stringed instrument; who, like David, invented for them instruments for singing\u201d (6:5), In Proverbs, his son Solomon writes of when David earned the right to play the harp for King Saul.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is therefore telling that one of David\u2019s final monologues is his thanksgiving song in chapter 22. It is an eloquent display of affection towards God, but also seems to whitewash the trials and tribulations David experienced. Both those that happened against him, and those he brought on himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Art often obscures the truth. Not in a malicious way, whereby the deliberate restriction of knowledge controls the masses. No, art often obscures the truth, because sometimes when we paint a picture, we purposefully want to highlight the best parts because when we focus on the best parts, we can make the dream a reality. King David chooses to compose a song that highlights the very best of his life; the true power of God, his relationship with God, and his desire to see the people of Israel glorified amongst the nations. He is handing over a desired legacy to his son Solomon in the hope that this will indeed become the reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a world of terrible atrocities; of pain, suffering, poverty and death, we could spend time to focus on all the negative, and of course we should focus on bad things. But if we only focus on the negative, we run the risk of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. 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