Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. AT: "go to you for protection!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# they will rip me apart like a lion, tearing me in pieces
David speaks of his enemies attacking him as if they would rip his body apart and tear it in pieces as a lion would. AT: "they will violently kill me like a lion ripping apart its victim's body and tearing it in pieces" or "they will violently kill me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])