The same trust is breathed in the words written when, a dethroned and crownless king, David fled from Jerusalem at the rebellion of Absalom. Spent with grief and the weariness of his flight, he with his company had tarried beside the Jordan for a few hours' rest. He was awakened by the summons to immediate flight. In the darkness, the passage of the deep and swift-flowing stream must be made by that whole company of men, women, 165 and little children; for hard after them were the forces of the traitor son. In that hour of darkest trial, David sang: "I cried unto the Lord with my voice, And He heard me out of His holy hill. "I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, That have set themselves against me around about." Psalm 3:4-6.

I denne time, hvor han blev hårdest prøvet, sang David:»Jeg råber højlydt til Herren, han svarer mig fra sit hellige bjerg."»Jeg lagde mig og sov ind, jeg vågnede, thi Herren holder mig oppe. Jeg frygter ikke titusinder af folk, som trindt om lejrer sig mod mig.« Sl. 3,5-7.