Abide you with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be in safeguard.
Abide you with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be in safeguard.
Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
Keep here with me and have no fear; for he who has designs on my life has designs on yours: but with me you will be safe.
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
Stay with me, don't be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For with me you shall be in safeguard."
Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
He that seeketh my life seeketh thy life - The enmity of Saul is directed against thee as well as against me, and thou canst have no safety but in being closely attached to me; and I will defend thee even at the risk of my own life. This he was bound in duty and conscience to do.
The characteristic generosity of David's disposition breaks out in these words. He never forgot a friend. (Compare 2 Samuel 1:26; 2 Samuel 9:1, etc.) David acknowledges that Saul's enmity against Abiathar is the consequence of his enmity against himself, and therefore David makes common cause with him.