"Behold,thisdayyour eyeshave seenthat the LORDhad givenyou todayinto my handin the cave,and some saidto killyou, but [my eye] had pityon you; and I said,'I will not stretchout my handagainst my lord,for he is the LORD'Sanointed.'
"Do not touchMy anointedones,And doMy prophetsnoharm."
For the scepterof wickednessshall not restupon the landof the righteous,So that the righteouswill not putforththeir handsto do wrong.
O LORDmy God,ifI have donethis,Ifthereis injusticein my hands,
IfI have rewardedevilto my friend,Or have plunderedhim who withoutcausewas my adversary,
"But ifhe did not liein wait[for him], but Godlet[him] fallinto his hand,then I will appointyou a placeto whichhe may flee.
"Slanderousmenhave beenin you for the purposeof sheddingblood,and in you they have eatenat the mountain[shrines]. In your midstthey have committedactsof lewdness.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
The menof Davidsaidto him, "Behold,[this is] the dayof whichthe LORDsaidto you, 'Behold;I am about to giveyour enemyinto your hand,and you shall doto him as it seemsgoodto you.'" Then Davidaroseand cutoffthe edgeof Saul'srobesecretly.
Davidsaidto Saul,"Whydo you listento the wordsof men,saying,'Behold,Davidseeksto harmyou'?
