David Looks at His Hand by the Fire

Prompt

Psalm 39 (to the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, a Psalm of David): "My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spoke I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days... you have made my days as an handbreadth." The grey-bearded King David sits alone at night beside a crackling fire in a stone courtyard, gazing thoughtfully at his own open hand held up in the firelight, his lined face quiet, sober and searching. He is large and central, close to the camera, his mantle around his shoulders. Sparks rise from the fire into a clear deep-blue night sky scattered with stars; the warm golden firelight fills his face. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.