A messenger came and told David, “Everyone in Israel is on Absalom's side!”
Abimelech's uncles talked it over with the leaders of Shechem who agreed, “Yes, it would be better for one of our relatives to be king.”
Pilate asked them, “What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?” They all yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”
That's how he treated everyone from Israel who brought a complaint to the king. Soon everyone in Israel liked Absalom better than they liked David.
Some people walked ahead of Jesus and others followed behind. They were all shouting, “Hooray for the Son of David! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hooray for God in heaven above!”
We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.
Everyone noticed what David did, and they liked it, just as they always liked what he did.
I have a lot of enemies, Lord. Many fight against