They have chased me until they have surrounded me. They plan to throw me to the ground.
The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and helpless, to kill those who are honest.
They surround me daily like a flood; they are all around me.
Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul, because Saul and his men were closing in on them.