1 SAMUEL 9 - “A Man of God in This City” | Psalm Selah

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There was a man of Benjamin, Kish by name A mighty man of valour He had a son whose name was Saul An impressive young man, more handsome than anyone else

From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people The donkeys of Kish were lost Kish said to Saul, Take one of the servants Arise, go look for the donkeys

He passed through the hill country of Ephraim He passed through the land of Shalishah But they didn’t find them Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites

When they came to the land of Zuph Saul said to his servant, Come, let us return Lest my father stop caring and be anxious for us

There is a man of God in this city A man who is held in honour All that he says surely happens Now let’s go to him, perhaps he can tell us which way to go

What should we bring the man The bread is spent in our sacks There is not a present to bring What do we have

The servant answered, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver I will give that to the man of God To tell us our way So they went to the city where the man of God was

As they went up the ascent to the city They found young maidens going out to draw water Is the seer here, they asked He is here before you, they answered

Samuel came out towards them The LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines

When Samuel saw Saul The LORD said to him, Behold, the man of whom I spoke He will have authority over my people

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Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press