Day 88 1 Sam 24-27 David spares Saul; marries Abigail; Ps 43, 57

1 Samuel 24-27; Psalm 43, 57 ●1 Samuel 24 David finds Saul in a cave and spares his life—Saul confesses that David is more righteous than he—David swears that he will not cut off the seed of Saul. ●1 Samuel 25 Samuel dies—Nabal rebuffs David and refuses to give him food—Abigail intercedes, saves Nabal, and gives David a present—David is pacified, Nabal dies, and David marries Abigail. ●1 Samuel 26 David again spares Saul’s life—He again refuses to stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed—Saul and David separate. ●1 Samuel 27 David flees to Achish at Gath—He dwells among the Philistines for sixteen months. ●Psalm 43 The righteous praise God and cry, Send out Thy light and Thy truth. ●Psalm 57 David pleads for mercy and acclaims the glory and exaltation of God.