'Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek my life, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains' — David invokes the LORD's presence ('lipnê YHWH') as the standard of justice, suggesting that his death in exile would constitute an act of abandonment by Saul. The image of hunting a partridge in the mountains ('keṣôrēd qaḥ ʿal-harîm') reduces David's person to that of a hunted bird, emphasizing the unreasonableness of Saul's pursuit.

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