Persecution of David

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.