GIBEAH — According to sources, King Saul's troubled spirit was soothed with the help of a sick new effects pedal David got for his harp.

"Check out the sweet stuff I can do with this," the slayer of Goliath said, showing off one of the many features of the killer stompbox. "It makes my harp sound like it's talking."

The son of Jesse then strummed his harp, which seemed to emit words that mimicked his psalm:

[How blessed is the man…]

Court officials reveal that the talking harp effect was followed up by a face-melting harp solo with a dialed-in delay that created an ethereal echo effect. Palace insiders said the king was impressed and was finally able to relax due to the chill vibe.

"Ah, that sounded rad, my son," Saul reportedly said after the former shepherd boy finished his set. "The tones you get from your harp rig are the best I've heard in all of Israel. I was ready to pin you to the wall with my spear when you got here, but your sweet riffs have soothed me."

Doctors remained unconvinced that David's harp-playing ability had any calming effect on the king, but admitted the talking effect was pretty cool.

"It was like the harp was talking to me," said one scribe. "Mazel tov!"

David reportedly sourced the effects pedal from a local Guitar Center in a nearby village that had not yet been raided by the Philistines.

At publishing time, groupies had begun hanging around Saul's palace in hopes of hearing one of David's soothing songs.

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