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.

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.

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:

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

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

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say,“ This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

The Ammonites realized that what they had done had made David very angry with them. So they hired 20,000 Aramean soldiers who were on foot. The soldiers came from Beth Rehob and Zobah. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maakah and 1,000 men. And they hired 12,000 men from Tob.David heard about it. So he sent Joab out with the entire army of Israel’s fighting men.The Ammonites marched out. They took up their battle positions at the entrance of their city gate. The Arameans of Zobah and Rehob gathered their troops together in the open country. So did the men of Tob and Maakah.Joab saw that there were lines of soldiers in front of him and behind him. So he chose some of the best troops in Israel. He sent them to march out against the Arameans.He put the rest of the men under the command of his brother Abishai. Joab sent them to march out against the Ammonites.He said,“ Suppose the Arameans are too strong for me. Then you must come and help me. But suppose the Ammonites are too strong for you. Then I’ll come and help you.Be strong. Let’s be brave as we fight for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is best.”Then Joab and the troops with him marched out to attack the Arameans. They ran away from him.The Ammonites realized that the Arameans were running away. So they ran away from Abishai. They went inside the city. After Joab had fought against the Ammonites, he went back to Jerusalem.The Arameans saw that they had been driven away by Israel. So they brought their troops together.Hadadezer had some Arameans brought from east of the Euphrates River. They went to Helam under the command of Shobak. He was the commander of Hadadezer’s army.David was told about it. So he gathered the whole army of Israel together. They went across the Jordan River to Helam. The Arameans lined up their soldiers to go to war against David. They began to fight against him.But then they ran away from Israel. David killed 700 of their chariot riders. He killed 40,000 of their soldiers who were on foot. He also struck down Shobak, the commander of their army. Shobak died there.All the kings who were under the rule of Hadadezer saw that Israel had won the battle over them. So they made a peace treaty with the Israelites. They were brought under Israel’s rule. After that, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

My enemies are like a mighty flood. Reach down from heaven and save me. Save me 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.

One day Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ Here’s what I suggest. Choose 12,000 men. Start out tonight and go after David.Attack him while he’s tired and weak. Fill him with terror. Then all the people with him will run away. Don’t strike down anyone except the king.Bring all the other people back. After the man you want to kill is dead, everyone else will return to you. And none of the people will be harmed.”Ahithophel’s plan seemed good to Absalom. It also seemed good to all the elders of Israel.But Absalom said,“ Send for Hushai, the Arkite. Then we can find out what he suggests as well.”Hushai came to him. Absalom said,“ Ahithophel has given us his advice. Should we do what he says? If we shouldn’t, tell us what you would do.”Hushai replied to Absalom,“ The advice Ahithophel has given you isn’t good this time.You know your father and his men. They are fighters. They are as strong as a wild bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Besides, your father really knows how to fight. He won’t spend the night with his troops.In fact, he’s probably hiding in a cave or some other place right now. Suppose he attacks your troops first. When people hear about it, they’ll say,‘ Many of the troops who followed Absalom have been killed.’Then the hearts of your soldiers will melt away in fear. Even those as brave as a lion will be terrified. That’s because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a fighter. They know that those with him are brave.“ So here’s what I suggest. Bring together all the men of Israel from the town of Dan all the way to Beersheba. They are as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. You yourself should lead them into battle.Then we’ll attack David no matter where we find him. As dew completely covers the ground, we’ll completely overpower his entire army. We won’t leave him or any of his men alive.He might try to get away by going into a city. If he does, all of us will bring ropes to that city. We’ll drag the whole city down into the valley. Not even a pebble of that city will be left.”Absalom and all the men of Israel agreed. They said,“ The advice of Hushai, the Arkite, is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” The Lord had decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would fail. The Lord wanted to bring horrible trouble on Absalom.

King David approached Bahurim. As he did, a man came out toward him. The man was from the same family group that Saul was from. His name was Shimei. He was the son of Gera. As he came out of the town, he cursed David.He threw stones at David and all his officials. He did it even though all the troops and the special guard were there. They were to the right and left of David.As Shimei cursed, he said,“ Get out! Get out, you murderer! You are a worthless and evil man!You spilled the blood of a lot of people in Saul’s family. You took over his kingdom. Now the Lord is paying you back. He has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have been destroyed because you are a murderer!”Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, spoke to the king. He said,“ King David, why should we let this dead dog curse you? Let me go over there. I’ll cut off his head.”But the king said,“ You and Joab are sons of Zeruiah. What does this have to do with you? Maybe the Lord said to him,‘ Curse David.’ If he did, who can ask him,‘ Why are you doing this?’ ”Then David spoke to Abishai and all his officials. He said,“ My very own son Absalom is trying to kill me. How much more should this man from Benjamin want to kill me! Leave him alone. Let him curse. The Lord has told him to do it.Maybe the Lord will see how much I’m suffering. Maybe he’ll bring back to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse I’m hearing today.”So David and his men kept going along the road. At the same time, Shimei was going along the hillside across from him. He was cursing David as he went. He was throwing stones at David. He was showering him with dirt.The king and all the people with him came to the place they had planned to go to. They were very tired. So David rested there.

Everyone tells lies to their neighbors. With their lips they praise others, but they don’t really mean it.