1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might! 2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
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