¹⁰ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

¹ And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

² And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

³ And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

¹ I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.

³ Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

⁴ I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.

⁶ This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.

⁸ Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

⁹ Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, And loveth `many' days, that he may see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are `open' unto their cry.

¹⁶ The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ `The righteous' cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

²² Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned. Psalm 35 `A Psalm' of David.

²¹ and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt: