O LORD, my God, I come to you for protection; rescue me and save me from all who pursue me,

Those who know you, LORD, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you.

Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.

in you, my God, I trust. Save me from the shame of defeat; don't let my enemies gloat over me!

But my trust is in you, O LORD; you are my God.

In him I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can a mere human being do to me?

Asa prayed to the LORD his God, "O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you."

Didn't the Ethiopians and the Libyans have large armies with many chariots and cavalry troops? But because you relied on the LORD, he gave you victory over them.

You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.

Trust in the LORD forever; he will always protect us.

That same night Saul sent some men to watch David's house and kill him the next morning. Michal, David's wife, warned him, "If you don't get away tonight, tomorrow you will be dead."

Don't just stand there! Hurry up!" The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master,

So David left, fleeing from Saul, and went to King Achish of Gath.

Their words made a deep impression on David, and he became very much afraid of King Achish.

David went on from there to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is going to do for me."

David stayed in hiding in the hill country, in the wilderness near Ziph. Saul was always trying to find him, but God did not turn David over to him.

David said to himself, "One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe."

I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.

I would fly far away and make my home in the desert.

Get out of the trap like a bird or a deer escaping from a hunter.

At that same time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "You must get out of here and go somewhere else, because Herod wants to kill you."