Psalm 59:9-13   New International Version     9 You are my strength, I watch for you;     you, God, are my fortress, 10     my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me     and will let me gloat over those who slander me. 11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,...

Psalm 59:5-9   New International Version     5 You, Lord God Almighty,     you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations;     show no mercy to wicked traitors. 6 They return at evening,     snarling like dogs,     and prowl about the city....

1 Samuel 19:1-5   New International Version     Saul Tries to Kill David 19 Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David 2 and warned him, “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on...

1 Samuel 18:13-18   New International Version     13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns. 14 In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul saw how...

1 Samuel 18:8-12   New International Version     8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?” 9 And from that time on Saul...

1 Samuel 18:1-4   New International Version     Saul’s Growing Fear of David 18 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. 2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home...

1 Samuel 17:48-51   New International Version     48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone...