Evil people may tie me up with ropes. But I won’t forget to obey your law.

恶人的绳索缠绕我，我却没有忘记你的律法。

恶人的绳索缠绕我，我却没有忘记你的律法。

恶人的绳索缠绕我，我却没有忘记你的律法。

虽然恶人用绳索捆绑我，我仍不忘记你的律法。

恶人的绳索虽然捆绑我，我却不忘记你的律法。

恶人的绳索捆住我，但我没有忘记你的律法。

惡人的繩索纏繞我，我卻沒有忘記你的律法。

惡人的繩索纏繞我，我卻沒有忘記你的律法。

惡人的繩索纏繞我，我卻沒有忘記你的律法。

雖然惡人用繩索捆綁我，我仍不忘記你的律法。

惡人的繩索雖然捆綁我，我卻不忘記你的律法。

惡人的繩索纏繞着我；你的律法我卻沒有忘記。

惡人的繩索捆住我，但我沒有忘記你的律法。

惡人之索繞我、惟我未忘爾律兮、

惡黨環攻、我不忘爾律例兮、

惡人結黨圍困我、我仍不忘主之律法、

慍於群小。彌懷春暄。

Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.

Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.

Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.

Though the ropes of the wicked were wrapped around me, I did not forget your instruction.

The snares of the wicked have surrounded me, But I have not forgotten Your Law.

The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.

The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; But I have not forgotten thy law.

Though the ropes of the wicked were wrapped around me, I did not forget Your instruction.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me:[ but] I have not forgotten thy law.

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

Like a lost sheep, I’ve gone down the wrong path. Come and look for me, because I haven’t forgotten to obey your commands.

While he was still speaking, a third messenger came. He said,“ The Chaldeans separated themselves into three groups. They attacked your camels and carried them off. They killed the rest of the servants with their swords. I’m the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Be careful to do what everyone thinks is right.If possible, live in peace with everyone. Do that as much as you can.My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written,“ I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,”( Deuteronomy 32:35) says the Lord.Do just the opposite. Scripture says,“ If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. By doing those things, you will pile up burning coals on their heads.”( Proverbs 25:21, 22)Don’t let evil overcome you. Overcome evil by doing good.

On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them. So they carry out their evil plans.

David and his men reached Ziklag. They saw that it had been destroyed by fire. They found out that their wives and sons and daughters had been captured.So David and his men began to weep out loud. They wept until they couldn’t weep anymore.David’s two wives had been captured. Their names were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail from Carmel. Abigail was Nabal’s widow.

But David said to Abishai,“ Don’t destroy him! No one can do any harm to the Lord’ s anointed king and not be guilty.You can be sure that the Lord lives,” he said.“ And you can be just as sure that the Lord himself will strike Saul down. Perhaps he’ll die a natural death. Or perhaps he’ll go into battle and be killed.May the Lord keep me from doing anything to harm his anointed king. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s leave.”

Sinful people are waiting to destroy me. But I will spend time thinking about your covenant laws.

Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path.

Don’t say,“ I’ll do to them what they have done to me. I’ll get even with them for what they did.”

He said to Saul,“ Why do you listen when men say,‘ David is trying to harm you’?This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Some of my men begged me to kill you. But I didn’t. I said,‘ I will never lay my hand on my master. He is the Lord’ s anointed king.’Look, my father! Look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe. But I didn’t kill you. See, there is nothing in my hand that shows I am guilty of doing anything wrong. I haven’t turned against you. I haven’t done anything to harm you. But you are hunting me down. You want to kill me.

Lord, I have so many enemies! So many people are rising up against me!