Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31353 — The supplication of the Prophet Dawud

It is narrated that Abbas al-Ammi said: It reached me that Dawud (peace be upon him) used to recite these words in his supplication: "Glory be to You, O Allah! You are my Lord. You are exalted even above Your Throne, and You have cast Your fear upon those who are in the heavens and the earth. (So the person nearest to You, who is close to You in rank, is the one who fears You intensely.) So the one nearest to You in rank is the one who fears You the most. And what knowledge can he have who does not fear You, and what wisdom can he possess who does not obey Your command?"