"Now, my father,see!Indeed,seethe edgeof your robein my hand!For in that I cutoffthe edgeof your robeand did not killyou, knowand perceivethat thereis noevilor rebellionin my hands,and I have not sinnedagainst you, though you are lyingin waitfor my lifeto takeit.
Then Davidsaidto him, "Howis it you were not afraidto stretchout your handto destroythe LORD'Sanointed?"
Then his servantscamenearand spoketo him and said,"My father,had the prophettoldyou [to do some] greatthing,would you not have done[it]? Howmuchmore[then], whenhe saysto you, 'Wash,and be clean'?"
Should [my head] be liftedup, You would huntme like a lion;And againYou would showYour poweragainst me.
Princespersecuteme withoutcause,But my heartstandsin aweof Your words.
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
For withoutcausethey hidtheir netfor me; Withoutcausethey duga pitfor my soul.
For behold,they have setan ambushfor my life;Fiercemenlaunchan attackagainstme, Not for my transgressionnorfor my sin,O LORD,
Let the enemypursuemy souland overtake[it]; And let him tramplemy lifedownto the groundAnd laymy gloryin the dust.Selah.
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
They huntedour stepsSothat we could not walkin our streets;Our enddrewnear,Our dayswere finishedFor our endhad come.
and say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the women who sew[magic] bandson allwristsand makeveilsfor the headsof [persons] of everystatureto huntdownlives!Will you huntdownthe livesof My people,but preservethe lives[of others] for yourselves?
The godlypersonhas perishedfrom the land,And thereis noupright[person] among men.Allof them liein waitfor bloodshed;Eachof them huntsthe otherwith a net.
"But [they have done this] to fulfillthe wordthat is writtenin their Law,THEY HATEDME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
"HereI am; bearwitnessagainst me beforethe LORDand His anointed.Whoseoxhave I taken,or whosedonkeyhave I taken,or whomhave I defrauded?Whomhave I oppressed,or from whosehandhave I takena bribeto blindmy eyeswith it? I will restore[it] to you."
Davidroseup and went,he and his men,and struckdowntwo hundredmenamong the Philistines.Then Davidbroughttheir foreskins,and they gavethem in fullnumber to the king,that he might becomethe king'sson-in-law.So Saulgavehim Michalhis daughterfor a wife.
Davidstayedin the wildernessin the strongholds,and remainedin the hillcountryin the wildernessof Ziph.And Saulsoughthim everyday,but Goddid not deliverhim into his hand.
"So look,and learnaboutallthe hidingplaceswherehe hideshimself and returnto me with certainty,and I will gowith you; and ifhe is in the land,I will searchhim out among allthe thousandsof Judah."
"Pleaseforgivethe transgressionof your maidservant;for the LORDwill certainlymakefor my lordan enduringhouse,becausemy lordis fightingthe battlesof the LORD,and evilwill not be foundin you allyour days.
He also said,"Whythenis my lordpursuinghis servant?For whathave I done?Or whatevilis in my hand?
"Nowthen, do not let my bloodfallto the groundawayfrom the presenceof the LORD;for the kingof Israelhas comeout to searchfor a singleflea,justas one huntsa partridgein the mountains."
"The LORDwill repayeachman[for] his righteousnessand his faithfulness;for the LORDdeliveredyou into [my] handtoday,but I refusedto stretchout my handagainst the LORD'Sanointed.
