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The singing shepherd, for a martial feat, Took up no heavy sword, No helmet, no armour of tempered steel, No mail from Saul's shoulder; But, overshadowed by the spirit of God, He took a plain flint in the field - And the foreign-born foe fell, Flashing an

Alexandr Radayev

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The singing shepherd, for a martial feat, Took up no heavy sword, No helmet, no armour of tempered steel, No mail from Saul's shoulder; But, overshadowed by the spirit of God, He took a plain flint in the field - And the foreign-born foe fell, Flashing an

And you - when truth of holy thoughts
Rises to do battle with falsehood -
Do not lay upon God's truth
The rotten burden of earthly mail.
Saul's armour is a fetter to it,
Saul's helmet is a burden:
Its weapon is the word of God,
And the word of God is God's thunder!

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Alexey Khomyakov, 1841

Illustration: The Prophet and King David, from the prophetic tier of the iconostasis of the Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg. Created between 10 August and 20 November 1755

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