12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah [a]deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”

And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:12 Lit. shut up

12 Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender(A) me and my men to Saul?”

And the Lord said, “They will.”

Read full chapter

A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God

To the Chief Musician. To (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 Truly (B)my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.

Read full chapter

Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
    my salvation comes from him.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.

And have not (A)shut[a] me up into the hand of the enemy;
(B)You have set my feet in a wide place.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:8 given me over

You have not given me into the hands(A) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(B)

Read full chapter

20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and (A)our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”

Read full chapter

20 Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving(A) him into your hands.”

Read full chapter

13 (A)And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are (B)naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Read full chapter

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.(A) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Read full chapter

15 (A)Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark;
(B)They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”

Read full chapter

15 Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide(A) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?(B) Who will know?”(C)

Read full chapter

14 (A)There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great [a]snares around it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:14 LXX, Syr., Vg. bulwarks

14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(A)

Read full chapter

And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”

Read full chapter

Saul Pursues David

Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands,(A) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(B)

Read full chapter

(A)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.

Read full chapter

It is better to take refuge in the Lord(A)
    than to trust in humans.(B)

Read full chapter