Yet again “the Israelites did evil” that God too often had seen
God delivered them into Philistine hands, per Judges thirteen
Then to a sterile woman, an angel of the Lord did one day appear
She would have a son, but from unclean foods she must stay clear
The boy would be a Nazirite; “no razor may be used on his head”
“He will begin the deliverance of Israel” is what the angel said
So “the woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson”
“The Lord blessed him” with strength that could not be outdone
The Spirit of the Lord stirred in him more than in his peers
Samson subsequently led the Israelites for twenty years
In Judges sixteen, with Delilah Samson did later fall in love
The Philistines asked her to find out his secret from above
They promised her lots of silver for this valuable information
For then they would subdue the leader of the Israelite nation
He said that seven fresh undried strings would do the trick
She did this but he snapped out of them with a mere flick
Samson was thus able to ward of the Philistine threat
“So the secret of his strength was not discovered” yet
After three such instances, Delilah got angry with Samson
And said that was no way to treat a supposed loved one
“So he told her everything”, that his hair had never been cut
He was finally telling her the truth, she then knew in her gut
By doing this, Samson has disobeyed God’s commands
So the Philistine rulers returned with silver in their hands
His head was shaved and his strength then disappeared
The Philistines gouged Samson’s eyes out and they jeered
The Philistines offered a sacrifice and started to celebrate
People wanted to see Samson perform in his feeble state
They did not realize that his hair had started to grow back
And that Samson then prayed to God for one final attack
So in between two pillars of the temple Samson stood
He then pushed them with all the strength that he could
The temple thus came down, crushing many a Philistine
In the end, Samson’s love for the Lord proved genuine
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