Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

求你救拔我，救我脱离外邦人的手。他们的口说谎话；他们的右手起假誓。

求你救拔我，救我脱离外邦人的手。他们的口说谎话，他们的右手起假誓。

求你救拔我，救我脱离外邦人的手。他们的口说谎话，他们的右手起假誓。

求你从外族人手中拯救我，他们满口谎言，起誓也心怀诡诈。

求你救拔我，从外族人的手里拯救我；他们的口说虚谎的话，他们举起右手起假誓。

求你救拔我，解救我脱离外邦人的手；他们的口说虚妄的事，他们的右手是起假誓的右手。

求你救拔我，救我脫離外邦人的手。他們的口說謊話；他們的右手起假誓。

求你救拔我，救我脫離外邦人的手。他們的口說謊話，他們的右手起假誓。

求你救拔我，救我脫離外邦人的手。他們的口說謊話，他們的右手起假誓。

求你從外族人手中拯救我，他們滿口謊言，起誓也心懷詭詐。

求你救拔我，從外族人的手裡拯救我；他們的口說虛謊的話，他們舉起右手起假誓。

搶救我脫離害命之刀哦！援救我脫離外族人的手哦！他們的口說虛謊的話，右手在起誓、是虛假之右手。

求你救拔我，解救我脫離外邦人的手；他們的口說虛妄的事，他們的右手是起假誓的右手。

爾其援我、脫於外族之手、彼口言誑、右手為偽兮、○

維彼異邦人、啟口而言者誕妄、舉手而誓者詭詐、爾其拯救余兮、

求主拯救我、援解我脫離異邦人之手、彼眾口出誑言、右手盡奸詐、

敵人何詭詐。無風起波瀾。求主佑小子。安然脫其樊。

deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.

save me. Set me free from outsiders who attack me. They tell all kinds of lies with their mouths. Even when they make a promise by raising their right hands, they don’t mean it.

Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

Set me free and rescue me from foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.

Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand[ is] a right hand of falsehood:

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘ Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans.He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.Joab said,“ If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The LORD will do what he decides is best!”So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,who speak lies, and make false promises.

Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the kingand will bring the entire army back to you. In exchange for the life of the man you are seeking, you will get back everyone. The entire army will return unharmed.”This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.But Absalom said,“ Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.”So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him,“ Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?”Hushai replied to Absalom,“ Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”Hushai went on to say,“ You know your father and his men– they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.At this very moment he is hiding out in one of the caves or in some other similar place. If it should turn out that he attacks our troops first, whoever hears about it will say,‘ Absalom’s army has been slaughtered!’If that happens even the bravest soldier– one who is lion-hearted– will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.My advice therefore is this: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba– in number like the sand by the sea!– be mustered to you, and you lead them personally into battle.We will come against him wherever he happens to be found. We will descend on him like the dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of the men who are with him will be spared alive– not one of them!If he regroups in a city, all Israel will take up ropes to that city and drag it down to the valley, so that not a single pebble will be left there!”Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“ Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king,“ Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”But the king said,“ What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘ Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘ Why have you done this?’”Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“ My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the LORD has spoken to him.Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted at their destination, where David refreshed himself.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.