Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines,

And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.

my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.

“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.”