1 Samuel 23:23-25

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23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information.¹ Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him² among all the thousands of Judah.”

23:24 So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. 23:25 Saul and his men went to look for him.³ But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the desert of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.

1 Samuel 24:17

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24:17 He said to David, “You are more innocent⁴ than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

Psalms 38:12

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38:12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me;⁵

those who want to harm me speak destructive words;

all day long they say deceitful things.

Psalms 140:4-9

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140:4 O Lord, shelter me from the power⁶ of the wicked!

Protect me from violent men,

who plan to knock me over.⁷

140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;

evil men⁸ spread a net by the path;

they set traps for me. (Selah)

140:6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”

O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

140:7 O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,⁹

you shield¹⁰ my head in the day of battle.

140:8 O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way!¹¹

Do not allow their¹² plan to succeed when they attack!¹³ (Selah)

140:9 As for the heads of those who surround me –

may the harm done by¹⁴ their lips overwhelm them!

[23:23] ¹tn Heb “established.”

[23:23] ²tn Heb “I will search him out.”

[23:25] ³tn Heb “to search.”

[24:17] ⁴tn Or “righteous” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “you are in the right”; NLT “are a better man than I am.”

[38:12] ⁵tn Heb “lay snares.”

[140:4] ⁶tn Heb “hands.”

[140:4] ⁷tn Heb “to push down my steps.”

[140:5] ⁸tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).

[140:7] ⁹tn Heb “the strength of my deliverance.”

[140:7] ¹⁰tn Heb “cover.”

[140:8] ¹¹tn Heb “do not grant the desires of the wicked.”

[140:8] ¹²tn Heb “his.” The singular is used in a representative sense (see v. 1).

[140:8] ¹³tn Heb “his plot do not promote, they rise up.” The translation understands the final verb as being an unmarked temporal clause. Another option is to revocalize the verb as a Hiphil and take the verb with the next verse, “those who surround me lift up [their] head,” which could refer to their proud attitude as they anticipate victory (see Ps 27:6).

[140:9] ¹⁴tn Heb “harm of their lips.” The genitive here indicates the source or agent of the harm.