Many people are familiar with the works of David but have often discounted him over the course of history.  I dedicate this post to him.  David was, and still is, a special person in God's plan.  David was a doer.  As much as Moses was a prophet, David was a unique man of exquisite actions.  Those who believe in our Almighty Creator, The Most High, who lives forever, owe a debt of gratitude to David.  I confirm every miracle David was a part of.  David slew Goliath with God's help.  David unified a contentious people.  When David was told of God's plan for a Holy Temple, David made that into a blueprint and laid down the foundation markers.  We still know where that place is today.
 
David is, regardless of the greater or lesser portion of attribution, the greatest author of all time.  At least half of the Book of Psalms, if not much more, was composed by him.  These wonderful works of faith and art have endured for thousands of years for a very good reason.  They have comforted, inspired, and assured countless people over that time.  Believe it or not, his Psalms have inspired many other authors to write.  Who else can make such a bold claim?
Here is one of his greatest works.  One that has inspired me, along with his many others.
Psalm 18 from Young's Literal Translation
1To the Overseer. -- By  a servant of Jehovah, by David, who  hath spoken to Jehovah the words  of this song in the day  Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his  enemies, and  from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O  Jehovah,  my strength.  2Jehovah  [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My  God [is] my rock, I  trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my  salvation, My high tower. 
 3The `Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am  saved. 
 4Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the  worthless make me afraid. 
 5Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been  snares of death. 
 6In  mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He  heareth from  His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh  into His ears. 
 7And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of  hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath. 
 8Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth  consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it. 
 9And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick  darkness [is] under His feet. 
 10And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on  wings of wind. 
 11He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His  tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 
 12From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have  passed on, Hail and coals of fire. 
 13And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most  High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire. 
 14And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much  lightning, and crusheth them. 
 15And  seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are  foundations of the  earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the  breath of the spirit of  Thine anger. 
 16He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out  of many waters. 
 17He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those  hating me, For they have been stronger than I. 
 18They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is  for a support to me. 
 19And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me  out, because He delighted in me. 
 20Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness,  According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me. 
 21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done  wickedly against my God. 
 22For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I  turn not from me. 
 23And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine  iniquity. 
 24And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my  righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands,  Over-against his eyes. 
 25With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect  man showest Thyself perfect. 
 26With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the  perverse showest Thyself a wrestler, 
 27For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high  causest to fall. 
 28For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God  enlighteneth my darkness. 
 29For by Thee I run -- a troop! And by my God I leap a wall. 
 30God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried,  A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him. 
 31For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save  our God? 
 32God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh  perfect my way. 
 33Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth  me to stand. 
 34Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was  brought down by my arms. 
 35And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy  right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great. 
 36Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not  slidden. 
 37I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back  not till they are consumed. 
 38I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall  under my feet, 
 39And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my  withstanders to bow under me. 
 40As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As  to those hating me -- I cut them off. 
 41They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth  not answer them. 
 42And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the  streets I empty them out. 
 43Thou  dost deliver me From the strivings of the people,  Thou placest me for a  head of nations, A people I have not  known do serve me. 
 44At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a  stranger feign obedience to me, 
 45Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their  close places. 
 46Jehovah liveth -- and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is  the God of my salvation. 
 47God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth  peoples under me, 
 48My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou  raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me. 
 49Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to  Thy name I sing praise, 
 50Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness  to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age!