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^(C1)Rescue me from my enemies, my God; ^(F1)(C2)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

Rescue me from ^(C1)those who practice injustice, And save me from ^(C2)men of bloodshed.

For behold, they ^(C1)have ^(F1)set an ambush for my ^(F2)life; ^(F3)Fierce men ^(C1)attack me, ^(C2)Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, LORD,

^(F1)(C1)For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me. ^(C2)Stir Yourself to ^(F2)help me, and see!

You, ^(C1)LORD God of armies, the God of Israel, Awake to ^(F1)(C2)punish all the nations; ^(C3)Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah

They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a ^(C2)dog, And prowl around the city.

Behold, they ^(C1)gush forth with their mouths; ^(C2)Swords are in their lips, For, they say, "^(C3)Who hears?"

But You, LORD, ^(C1)laugh at them; You ^(C2)scoff at all the nations.

Because of ^(F1)his ^(C1)strength I will watch for You, For God is my ^(C2)refuge.

^(F1)My God ^(C1)in His faithfulness will meet me; God will let me ^(C2)look triumphantly upon my enemies.

Do not kill them, ^(C1)or my people will forget; ^(F1)(C2)Scatter them by Your power and bring them down, Lord, ^(C3)our shield.

^(F1)On account of the ^(C1)sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, May they even be ^(C2)caught in their pride, And on account of ^(C3)curses and lies which they tell.

^(F1)(C1)Destroy them in wrath, ^(F1)destroy them so that they will no longer exist; So that people may ^(C2)know that God ^(F2)rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah

They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a dog, And prowl around the city.

They ^(C1)wander about ^(F1)for food And ^(F2)murmur if they are not satisfied.

But as for me, I will ^(C1)sing of Your strength; Yes, I will ^(C2)joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the ^(C3)morning, For You have been my ^(C4)refuge And a ^(C5)place of refuge on the day of my distress.

^(C1)My strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my ^(C2)refuge, the ^(F1)God who shows me favor.

Then ^(C1)Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, informed him, saying, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death!"

^(C1)So Michal let David down through a window, and he went and fled, and escaped.

And Michal took ^(C1)the ^(F1)household idol and laid it on the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with clothing.

When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "^(C1)He is sick."

Then Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me on ^(F1)his bed, so that I may put him to death."

When the messengers entered, behold, the ^(F1)household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats' hair at its head.

So Saul said to Michal, "Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal said to Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go! ^(C1)Why should I put you to death?'"

So David fled and escaped, and came ^(C1)to Samuel at Ramah; and he informed him of everything that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in ^(C2)Naioth.