Mazmur 55:13-14

55:13 But it is you, ¹  a man like me, ² 

my close friend in whom I confided. ³ 

55:14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; ⁴ 

in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.

Mazmur 118:9

118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

Mazmur 118:1

Psalm 118 ⁵ 

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ⁶ 

1 Samuel 18:21-26

18:21 Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.” ⁷ 

18:22 Then Saul instructed his servants, “Tell David secretly, ‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.” 18:23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately ⁸  to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

18:24 When Saul’s servants reported what David had said, 18:25 Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his ⁹  enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed ¹⁰  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 26:21-25

26:21 Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value ¹²  this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” ¹³  26:22 David replied, “Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it. 26:23 The Lord rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. ¹⁴  Even though today the Lord delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the Lord’s chosen one. 26:24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, ¹⁵  may the Lord value my life ¹⁶  and deliver me from all danger.” 26:25 Saul replied to David, “May you be rewarded, ¹⁷  my son David! You will without question be successful!” ¹⁸  So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:2

26:2 So Saul arose and

went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 15:31

15:31 So Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

Roma 3:4

3:4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being ¹⁹  shown up as a liar, ²⁰  just as it is written: “so that you will be justified ²¹  in your words and will prevail when you are judged.” ²² 

[55:13]  ¹ sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.

[55:13]  ² tn Heb “a man according to my value,” i.e., “a person such as I.”

[55:13]  ³ tn Heb “my close friend, one known by me.”

[55:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “who together we would make counsel sweet.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the ongoing nature of the actions (the so-called customary use of the imperfect). Their relationship was characterized by such intimacy and friendship. See IBHS 502-3 §31.2b.

[118:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise.

[118:1]  ⁶ tn Or “is forever.”

[18:21]  ⁷ tc The final sentence of v. 21 is absent in most LXX mss.

[18:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the ears of.”

[18:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “the king’s.”

[18:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

[18:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

[26:21]  ¹² tn Heb “my life was valuable in your eyes.”

[26:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “and I have erred very greatly.”

[26:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and the Lord returns to the man his righteousness and his faithfulness.”

[26:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “your life was great this day in my eyes.”

[26:24]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “may my life be great in the eyes of the Lord.”

[26:25]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “blessed.”

[26:25]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “you will certainly do and also you will certainly be able.” The infinitive absolutes placed before the finite verbal forms lend emphasis to the statement.

[3:4]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “every man”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to stress humanity rather than masculinity.

[3:4]  ²⁰ tn Grk “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” The words “proven” and “shown up” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.

[3:4]  ²¹ tn Grk “might be justified,” a subjunctive verb, but in this type of clause it carries the same sense as the future indicative verb in the latter part. “Will” is more idiomatic in contemporary English.

[3:4]  ²² tn Or “prevail when you judge.” A quotation from Ps 51:4.