⁶ Now David was greatly distressed, for ^(A)the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was ^[a]grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. ^(B)But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

⁵ For indeed, ^(A)when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but ^(B)we were troubled on every side. ^(C)Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. ⁶ Nevertheless ^(D)God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by ^(E)the coming of Titus,

³ And Jehoshaphat feared, and set ^[a]himself to ^(A)seek the Lord, and ^(B)proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Delivered from Suffering

⁸ For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of ^(A)our ^[a]trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. ⁹ Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should ^(B)not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, ^10 (C)who delivered us from so great a death, and ^[b]does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,

Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

¹² Now David ^(A)took these words ^[a]to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.