¹¹ They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

²⁶ And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

² Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.

³ Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

² Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.

³ And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.

⁸ He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

⁹ He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

¹⁰ The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

¹⁴ The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

¹⁷ They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

¹³ Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;

¹⁴ His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.