To shootfrom concealmentat the blameless;Suddenlythey shootat him, and do not fear.
Davidsaidto allhis servantswhowere with him at Jerusalem,"Ariseand let us flee,for [otherwise] noneof us will escapefrom Absalom.Goin haste,orhe will overtakeus quicklyand bringdowncalamityon us and strikethe citywith the edgeof the sword."
Our enemiessaid,"They will not knowor seeuntilwe comeamongthem, killthem and puta stopto the work."
For, behold,the wickedbendthe bow,They makereadytheir arrowupon the stringTo shootin darknessat the uprightin heart.
Godwill hearand answerthem-- Even the one who sitsenthronedfrom of old--Selah.With whomthereis nochange,And who do not fearGod.
Castyour burdenupon the LORDand He will sustainyou; He will neverallowthe righteousto be shaken.
Be exaltedabovethe heavens,O God;[Let] Your glory[be] aboveallthe earth.
But Godwill shootat them with an arrow;Suddenlythey will be wounded.
You piercedwith his own spearsThe headof his throngs.They stormedin to scatterus; Their exultation[was] likethose Who devourthe oppressedin secret.
Sowhenthe chief priestsand the officerssawHim, they criedout saying,"Crucify,crucify!"Pilatesaidto them, "TakeHim yourselvesand crucifyHim, for I findnoguiltin Him."
Saulhurledthe spearfor he thought,"I will pinDavidto the wall."But Davidescapedfrom his presencetwice.
Saultriedto pinDavidto the wallwith the spear,but he slippedawayout of Saul'spresence,so that he stuckthe spearinto the wall.And Davidfledand escapedthat night.
