They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes to cast me to the ground,
The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bows, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who walk uprightly.
They surround me all day long like a flood; they encircled me altogether.
Saul went on this side of the mountain and David and his men on that side of the mountain. And David hurried to get away from Saul. Now Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.