When I am afraid,
    I (A)put my trust in you.

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When I am afraid,(A) I put my trust in you.(B)

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I (A)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.

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I sought the Lord,(A) and he answered me;
    he delivered(B) me from all my fears.

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And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke (A)of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul,[a] each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:6 Compare 22:2

David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning(A) him; each one was bitter(B) in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength(C) in the Lord his God.

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For even (A)when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—(B)fighting without and fear within. But (C)God, who comforts the downcast, (D)comforted us by the coming of Titus,

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For when we came into Macedonia,(A) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(B)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(C) But God, who comforts the downcast,(D) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(E)

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My heart is in anguish within me;
    (A)the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
    and (B)horror (C)overwhelms me.

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My heart is in anguish(A) within me;
    the terrors(B) of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling(C) have beset me;
    horror(D) has overwhelmed me.

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Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face (A)to seek the Lord, and (B)proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast(A) for all Judah.

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For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] of (A)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us (B)rely not on ourselves (C)but on God (D)who raises the dead. 10 (E)He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. (F)On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

We do not want you to be uninformed,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(B) in the province of Asia.(C) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God,(D) who raises the dead.(E) 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril,(F) and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope(G) that he will continue to deliver us,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.

The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

To the choirmaster. Of David.

11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    (A)“Flee like a bird to your mountain,

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Psalm 11

For the director of music. Of David.

In the Lord I take refuge.(A)
    How then can you say to me:
    “Flee(B) like a bird to your mountain.(C)

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12 And David (A)took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.

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David Flees to Gath

10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to (A)Achish the king of Gath.

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David at Gath

10 That day David fled from Saul and went(A) to Achish king of Gath.

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