As for me, I saidin my alarm,"I am cutofffrom beforeYour eyes";NeverthelessYou heardthe voiceof my supplicationsWhen I criedto You.
"Howmuchlesswhenyou sayyou do not beholdHim, The caseis beforeHim, and you must waitfor Him!
I saidin my alarm,"Allmenare liars."
WondrouslyshowYour lovingkindness,O Saviorof those who takerefugeat Your righthandFrom those who riseup [against them].
Let me not be putto shame,O LORD,for I callupon You; Let the wickedbe putto shame,let them be silentin Sheol.
The LORDhas heardmy supplication,The LORDreceivesmy prayer.
Blessedbe God,Whohas not turnedawaymy prayerNorHis lovingkindnessfrom me.
Your burningangerhas passedoverme; Your terrorshave destroyedme.
But Zionsaid,"The LORDhas forsakenme, And the Lordhas forgottenme."
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,thesebonesare the wholehouseof Israel;behold,they say,Our bonesare driedup and our hopehas perished.We are completely cutoff.'
"So I said,I have been expelledfrom Your sight.NeverthelessI will lookagaintowardYour holytemple.'
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
Saulwenton onesideof the mountain,and Davidand his menon the othersideof the mountain;and Davidwas hurryingto getawayfrom Saul,for Sauland his menwere surroundingDavidand his mento seizethem.
Then Davidsaidto Abigail,"Blessedbe the LORDGodof Israel,whosentyou thisdayto meetme,
Then Davidsaidto himself,"NowI will perishonedayby the handof Saul.Thereis nothingbetterfor me thanto escapeinto the landof the Philistines.Saulthen will despairof searchingfor me anymorein allthe territoryof Israel,and I will escapefrom his hand."
