耶和华啊，求你记念大卫所受的一切苦难！

耶和华啊，求你记念大卫，记念他所受的一切苦难！

耶和华啊，求你记念大卫，记念他所受的一切苦难！

耶和华啊，求你顾念大卫和他所受的一切苦难。

耶和华啊！求你记念大卫，记念他的一切苦难。（本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题）

耶和华啊，求你因大卫的缘故，记住他所受的一切苦待！

耶和華啊，求你記念大衛所受的一切苦難！

耶和華啊，求你記念大衛，記念他所受的一切苦難！

耶和華啊，求你記念大衛，記念他所受的一切苦難！

耶和華啊，求你顧念大衛和他所受的一切苦難。

耶和華啊！求你記念大衛，記念他的一切苦難。（本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題）

永恆主啊，懷念着大衛哦！懷念他所受的一切辛苦；

耶和華啊，求你因大衛的緣故，記住他所受的一切苦待！

耶和華歟、大衛之難、尚其記憶兮、

耶和華兮、維彼大闢、屢遭患難、望爾不忘兮、

求主記念大衛所受之一切辛苦、

憶昔大維。勞心焦思。悃悃款款。主其念之。

Lord, remember David and all his self- denial.

Lord, remember David and all the times he didn’t do what he wanted.

Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured,

Lord, remember David and all that he suffered.

LORD, remember David and all the hardships he endured,

Remember, Lord, in David’s behalf, All his affliction;

Lord, remember David And all his afflictions;

Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured,

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David,[ and] all his afflictions:

O LORD, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,

Yahweh, remember David and all his affliction,

I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? (niv)

I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. (niv)

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. (niv)

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. (niv)

“ They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say; (niv)

I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. (niv)

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. (niv)

Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. (niv)

If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say— (niv)

Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good. (niv)

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. (niv)

In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him,“ What town are you from?” He would answer,“ Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”Then Absalom would say to him,“ Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.”And Absalom would add,“ If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him.Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king,“ Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow:‘ If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’”The king said to him,“ Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron.Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say,“ As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say,‘ Absalom is king in Hebron.’”Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.A messenger came and told David,“ The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem,“ Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.”The king’s officials answered him,“ Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace.So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city.All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king.The king said to Ittai the Gittite,“ Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland.You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.” (niv)

Remember, Lord, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace. (niv)

Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; (niv)

I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. (niv)

God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. (niv)

My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. (niv)

After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family.And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres.As they danced, they sang:“ Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly.“ They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought,“ but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?”And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his handand he hurled it, saying to himself,“ I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him.When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.Saul said to David,“ Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,“ I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”But David said to Saul,“ Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son- in- law?”So when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.“ I will give her to him,” he thought,“ so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David,“ Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”Then Saul ordered his attendants:“ Speak to David privately and say,‘ Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son- in- law.’”They repeated these words to David. But David said,“ Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law? I’m only a poor man and little known.”When Saul’s servants told him what David had said,Saul replied,“ Say to David,‘ The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’” Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed,David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son- in- law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known. (niv)

I rejoiced with those who said to me,“ Let us go to the house of the Lord.” (niv)