Our soulhas escapedas a birdout of the snareof the trapper;The snareis brokenand we have escaped.
"I will comeupon him while he is wearyand exhaustedand terrifyhim, so that allthe peoplewhoare with him will flee.Then I will strikedownthe kingalone,
The LORDis righteous;He has cutin twothe cordsof the wicked.
My eyesare continuallytowardthe LORD,For He will pluckmy feetout of the net.
For it is He who deliversyou from the snareof the trapperAnd from the deadlypestilence.
Deliveryourselflike a gazellefrom [the hunter's] handAnd like a birdfrom the handof the fowler.
May an outcrybe heardfrom their houses,WhenYou suddenlybringraidersupon them; For they have duga pitto captureme And hiddensnaresfor my feet.
For wickedmenare foundamong My people,They watchlike fowlerslyingin wait;They seta trap,They catchmen.
and they may come to their senses[and escape] from the snareof the devil,having been held captiveby him to do his will.
So Saulreturnedfrom pursuingDavidand wentto meetthe Philistines;thereforethey calledthat placethe Rockof Escape.
"Should anyoneriseup to pursueyou and to seekyour life,then the lifeof my lordshall be boundin the bundleof the livingwith the LORDyour God;but the livesof your enemiesHe will slingout as from the hollowof a sling.
