1Sa 27:1, Psa 27:1-2, 46:2, 56:3, Isa 12:2, 2Cor 7:5-6, 2Ti 1:7 | ESV | STEP | Then David said in his heart , Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul . There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines . Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel , and I shall escape out of his hand .

1 Samuel 27:1

David Flees to the Philistines

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

Psalms 27:1-2

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1 The Lord is my ^alight and my ^bsalvation;
^cwhom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold ^{▼▼Or refuge} of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to ^eeat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.

Psalms 46:2

2 Therefore we will not fear ^fthough the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into ^gthe heart of the sea,

Psalms 56:3

3 When I am afraid,
I ^hput my trust in you.

Isaiah 12:2

2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for ⁱthe Lord God ^{▼▼Hebrew for Yah, the Lord} is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”

2 Corinthians 7:5-6

5 For even ^kwhen we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— ^lfighting without and fear within. 6 But ^mGod, who comforts the downcast, ⁿcomforted us by the coming of Titus,

2 Timothy 1:7

7 for God gave us ^oa spirit not of fear but ^pof power and love and self-control.