I am giving this place to my people Israel. They will plant their trees, and they will sit in peace under those trees. They won’t be bothered anymore. Evil people won’t hurt them like they did at first.
Bad people join together to hurt good people.\par Those bad people try to start fights.\par But you hide those good people\par and protect them.\par You protect them in your shelter.\par
Some people are trying to kill me.\par Disappoint them\par and make them ashamed.\par Make them turn and run away.\par Those people are planning to hurt me.\par \{Defeat them and\} embarrass them.\par
\{If that is not true,\par then punish me.\}\par Let an enemy chase me,\par catch me, and kill me.\par Let him trample my life into the ground\par and push my soul into the dirt.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [36]})\i0 \par
Saul was on one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side of the same mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul. Saul and his soldiers were going around the mountain to capture David and his men.
Look at this piece of cloth in my hand. I cut off the corner of your robe. I could have killed you, but I didn’t! Now, I want you to understand this. I want you to know that I am not planning anything against you! I did nothing wrong to you! But you are hunting me and trying to kill me.