The Lord loves me and protects me.\par The Lord is my safe place high on the mountain.\par The Lord rescues me.\par The Lord is my shield.\par I trust him.\par The Lord helps me rule my people.\par
I will punish them
for the bad things they did.
But I am saving that punishment
for when they slip and do bad things.
Their time of trouble is near.
Their punishment will come quickly.’
David heard that Nabal was dead. David said, “Praise the Lord! Nabal said bad things about me, but the Lord supported me. The Lord kept me from doing wrong. And the Lord caused Nabal to die because he did wrong.”