And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him — when the evil spirit troubles Saul, David plays the harp ('vayinagen b'yado), and the music brings Saul relief. Saul is 'refreshed' ('varuḥ lo) and 'well' (v'tov lo, it was well with him), and the spirit departs. David's music becomes the means of Saul's temporary healing, though the fundamental problem—Saul's spiritual separation from God—remains unhealed. This poignant scene shows David as both a comfort to the troubled king and an unwitting instrument of divine purposes. The section concludes the rise of David and Saul's decline.

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