For the end. Destroy not; by David, for a memorial. If you do indeed speak righteousness, [then] do you judge rightly, you sons of men?

For the end. Destroy not; by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.

[A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave- A Prayer. I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

And David departed from there, and escaped. And he came to the cave of Adullam. And his brothers heard, and the house of his father, and they went down to him there.

[ 24:4] And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there. And Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.

[ 24:9] And David rose up and went after him out of the cave. And David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! And Saul looked behind him, and David stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed down to him.

For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Gath. Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long his warring has afflicted me.

But I [will cry] to You, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of Your mercy hear me, in the truth of Your salvation.

Let not the floodwater drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.

Let, I pray, Your mercy be to comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.

Let Your compassions come to me, that I may live; for Your law is my meditation.

And let them that know Your name hope in You- for You, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek You.

But I have hoped in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord [shall be] as Mount Zion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.

Who is among you that fears the Lord? Let him hearken to the voice of His servant; you that walk in darkness, and have no light, trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon God.

Show the marvels of Your mercies, You that save them that trust in You.

Keep me as the apple of Your eye from those that resist Your right hand; You shall screen me by the covering of Your wings,

How have You multiplied Your mercy, O God! So the children of men shall trust in the shelter of Your wings.

I will dwell in Your tabernacle forever; I will shelter myself under the shadow of Your wings. Pause.

For You have been my helper, and in the shelter of Your wings will I rejoice.

Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

He shall overshadow you with His shoulders, and You shall trust under His wings; His truth shall cover you with a shield.

For You, O Lord, are my hope; You, my soul, have made the Most High your refuge.

The Lord recompense your work; may a full reward be given you of the Lord God of Israel, to whom you have come to trust under His wings.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen [gathers] her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

For yet a little while, and the indignation shall cease; but My wrath shall be against their council.

Go, my people, enter into your closets, shut your door, hide yourself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord has passed away.

And unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be grieved, but your grief will be turned into joy.

My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of evil suffering and of longsuffering.

Indeed we count those blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you saw the end of the Lord--that He is compassionate and He is merciful.

And I said to him, "My lord, you know." So he said to me, "These are those who come out of the Great Tribulation, and have washed their robes and they made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying out; neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things have passed away."