And David rose up and fled that day from the face of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

And David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid before Achish the king of Gath.

Then Achish said to his servants, Behold, see how the man is mad. Why did you bring him to me?

i1 [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] i0 par I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] i0 par Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusts in You. Yea, in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities pass by.

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

And three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the company of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

i1 [Maschil of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave.] i0 par I cry out unto Jehovah with my voice; with my voice unto Jehovah I make my supplication.

For behold, Jehovah is coming out of His place, and He will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Yet I will bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah. The glory of Israel shall come unto Adullam.

of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.