Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

耶和华我的神啊，我投靠你！求你救我脱离一切追赶我的人，将我救拔出来！

耶和华—我的上帝啊，我投靠你！求你救我脱离所有追赶我的人，搭救我出来！

耶和华—我的神啊，我投靠你！求你救我脱离所有追赶我的人，搭救我出来！

我的上帝耶和华啊，我投靠你，求你拯救我脱离追赶我的人。

耶和华我的神啊！我已经投靠了你，求你拯救我脱离所有追赶我的人。求你搭救我，

耶和华我的神哪，我投靠了你！求你拯救我脱离一切追赶我的人，求你解救我，

耶和華－我的神啊，我投靠你！求你救我脫離一切追趕我的人，將我救拔出來！

耶和華－我的上帝啊，我投靠你！求你救我脫離所有追趕我的人，搭救我出來！

耶和華－我的神啊，我投靠你！求你救我脫離所有追趕我的人，搭救我出來！

我的上帝耶和華啊，我投靠你，求你拯救我脫離追趕我的人。

耶和華我的神啊！我已經投靠了你，求你拯救我脫離所有追趕我的人。求你搭救我，

永恆主我的上帝啊，我避難於你裏面；求你拯救我脫離一切追趕我的人，而搶救我；

耶和華我的神哪，我投靠了你！求你拯救我脫離一切追趕我的人，求你解救我，

我上帝耶和華歟、我託庇於爾、尚其救援、脫於逐我之眾兮、

耶和華我之上帝兮、維爾是賴、逐我者眾兮、望爾拯救、

主我之天主歟、我惟倚賴主、求主拯濟我、救援我脫離一切逼迫我之人、

Lord my God, I go to you for safety. Help me. Save me from all those who are chasing me.

O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors— rescue me!

LORD my God, I seek refuge in you; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,

O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and rescue me,

O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me

O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.

But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.The king asked Ziba,“ Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered,“ The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”The king then asked,“ Where is your master’s grandson?” Ziba said to him,“ He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks,‘ Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”Then the king said to Ziba,“ All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.”“ I humbly bow,” Ziba said.“ May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left.As he cursed, Shimei said,“ Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”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 does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him,‘ Curse David,’ who can ask,‘ Why do you do this?’”David then said to Abishai and all his officials,“ My son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt.The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.Then Hushai the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him,“ Long live the king! Long live the king!”Absalom said to Hushai,“ So this is the love you show your friend? If he’s your friend, why didn’t you go with him?”Hushai said to Absalom,“ No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel— his I will be, and I will remain with him.Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you.”Absalom said to Ahithophel,“ Give us your advice. What should we do?”Ahithophel answered,“ Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be more resolute.”So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel’s advice.

Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

“ I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:‘ You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the Lord my God.

Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wingsfrom the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.

Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me,“ I am your salvation.”

You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

Lord, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long- suffering— do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.

Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

He will call out to me,‘ You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’

Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me:“ Flee like a bird to your mountain.

but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill—

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:“ Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.