¹⁴ Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress; let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man."

¹⁴ "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands."

¹⁴ Then David said to Gad , "I am in great distress . Let us now fall into the hand of the Lord for His mercies are great , but do not let me fall into the hand of man ."

¹⁴ David told Gad, "They're all terrible! But I'd rather be punished by God, whose mercy is great, than fall into human hands."