When I am afraid, O Lord Almighty, I put my trust in you.
Jehoshaphat was frightened and prayed to the Lord for guidance. Then he gave orders for a fast to be observed throughout the country.
I trust in the Lord for safety. How foolish of you to say to me, “Fly away like a bird to the mountains,
I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.
So David left, fleeing from Saul, and went to King Achish of Gath.
Their words made a deep impression on David, and he became very much afraid of King Achish.
David was now in great trouble, because his men were all very bitter about losing their children, and they were threatening to stone him; but the Lord his God gave him courage.