¹¹ And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

⁵ Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

¹ And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.

⁷ And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

⁸ And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

¹ <To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

² My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

³ In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

⁴ In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

⁵ Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

⁷ By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

⁸ You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

⁹ When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

¹⁰ In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

¹¹ In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

¹² I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

¹³ Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.