When Davidhad finishedspeakingthesewordsto Saul,Saulsaid,"Is thisyour voice,my sonDavid?"Then Saulliftedup his voiceand wept.
And Saraisaidto Abram,"May the wrongdone me be upon you. I gavemy maidinto your arms,but when she sawthat she had conceived,I was despisedin her sight.May the LORDjudgebetweenyou and me."
By the seventhdayGodcompletedHis workwhichHe had done,and He restedon the seventhdayfrom allHis workwhichHe had done.
Then Esauranto meethim and embracedhim, and fellon his neckand kissedhim, and they wept.
Then the Spiritcameupon Amasai,who was the chiefof the thirty,[and he said], "[We] are yours, O David,And with you, O sonof Jesse!Peace,peaceto you, And peaceto him who helpsyou; Indeed,your Godhelpsyou!" Then Davidreceivedthem and madethem captainsof the band.
"Howpainfulare honestwords!But whatdoes your argumentprove?
Pleadmy causeand redeemme; Reviveme according to Your word.
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
[Like] applesof goldin settingsof silverIs a wordspokenin right circumstances.
for I will giveyou utteranceand wisdomwhichnoneof your opponentswill be ableto resistorrefute.
But they were unableto copewith the wisdomand the Spiritwith whichhe was speaking.
I therefore have not sinnedagainst you, but you are doingme wrongby makingwaragainst me; may the LORD,the Judge,judgetodaybetweenthe sonsof Israeland the sonsof Ammon.'"
Then SaulrecognizedDavid'svoiceand said,"Is thisyour voice,my sonDavid?"And Davidsaid,"It is my voice,my lordthe king."
"Now behold,as your lifewas highlyvaluedin my sightthisday,somay my lifebe highlyvaluedin the sightof the LORD,and may He deliverme from alldistress."
