11 And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.
{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood. For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to meet me, and behold. Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah. They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city: Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who [say they] doth hear? But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision. Their strength! ... I will take heed to thee; for God is my high fortress. God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, -- God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies. Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield. [Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak. Make an end in wrath, make an end, that they may be no more; that they may know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah. And in the evening they shall return, they shall howl like a dog, and go round about the city. They shall wander about for meat, and stay all night if they be not satisfied. But as for me, I will sing of thy strength; yea, I will sing aloud of thy loving-kindness in the morning; for thou hast been to me a high fortress, and a refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, my strength, will I sing psalms; for God is my high fortress, the God of my mercy.
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Commentary on 1 Samuel 19 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 19
Immediately after David's marriage, which one would have hoped would secure him Saul's affection, we find his troubles coming upon him faster than ever and Saul's enmity to him the cause of all. His death was vowed, and four fair escapes of his from the hurtful sword of Saul we have an account of in this chapter:
Thus God has many ways of preserving his people. Providence is never at a loss.
1Sa 19:1-7
Saul and Jonathan appear here in their different characters, with reference to David.
1Sa 19:8-10
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1Sa 19:11-17
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1Sa 19:18-24
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