i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] i0 par Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me.

David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his hand at the River Euphrates.

from Syria, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

And David made a name for himself when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam. And Shobach the commander of Hadadezer's army went before them.

And David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his hand by the River Euphrates.

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And Jehovah prospered David wherever he went.

So when the Syrians saw that they had been struck down before Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of Hadadezer's army went before them.

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army.

He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day.

And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

Have not You, O God, cast us off? And will not You, O God, go out with our armies?

But You have cast us off and put us to shame, and You do not go forth with our armies.

i1 [Maschil of Asaph.] i0 par O God, have You cast us off forever? Will Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

But You have cast off and rejected, You have passed over Your anointed.

Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And will You not, O God, go out with our armies?

As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

I say then, has God cast away His people? Let it not be! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

Do not kill them, lest my people forget; scatter them by Your power and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was struck down, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, have died; and the ark of God has been taken.

And when the men of Israel saw that they were in straits, for the people were distressed, then the people hid in caves, in crevices, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.

And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, with all the people behind him, trembling.

And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, When I saw that the people had scattered from me, and that you had not come at the appointed time, and that the Philistines were gathering together at Michmash,

Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines thought, Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.

and the price for sharpening was a pim for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to set the points of the goads.

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

The battle was heavy against Saul; and the shooting of the archers found him, and he was writhing with exceeding pain from the shooting of the archers.

And when his armorbearer saw that Saul had died, he also fell on his sword, and died with him.

And when the men of Israel on the other side of the valley, and those on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; and rescue us, and make atonement for our sins, for Your name's sake!

I have made a covenant with My elect, I have sworn unto David My servant:

The Mighty God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: I have placed help upon a mighty one; I have exalted a chosen one out of the people.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and make a break in Your anger toward us.

Return, O Jehovah! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.

For the Lord will not cast off forever;

for though He causes grief, yet He will have compassion according to the multitude of His kindness.

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. And I will return to save them, for I have mercy on them. And they shall be as though I had not cast them off, for I am Jehovah their God, and I will answer them.