David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”

He said: “The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family.

King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?

And you didn’t stop there, O Lord God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Lord God?

For I made this vow when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord.’”

The Lord thundered from the sky; the sovereign One shouted loudly.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. The Lord illumines the darkness around me.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! I will sing praises to you.

The Lord’s spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.

David replied to Michal, “It was before the Lord! I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the Lord’s people Israel.