May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ¹  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ² 

They confronted ¹  me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me. ² 

Your words have supported ¹  those who stumbled, ²  and you have strengthened the knees that gave way. ³ 

To whom ¹  did you utter these words? And whose spirit has come forth from your mouth? ² 

They confronted ¹  me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me. ² 

He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

A generous person ¹  will be enriched, ²  and the one who provides water ³  for others ⁴  will himself be satisfied. ⁵ 

But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.

Some ¹  devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation ²  over him. ³ 

For even in Thessalonica ¹  on more than one occasion ²  you sent something for my need.

Foreigners living there will say, ¹  ‘We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let’s leave Babylonia ²  and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.’ ³ 

so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.

So Michal lowered David through the window, and he ran away and escaped.

Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him ¹  through God.

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who ¹  had no one to assist him;

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, ¹  and I made the widow’s heart rejoice; ² 

or have wronged my ally, ¹  or helped his lawless enemy, ² 

For you are my deliverer; ¹  under your wings ²  I rejoice.

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ¹ 

Cush ¹  and Egypt had limitless strength; ²  Put and the Libyans ³  were among ⁴  her ⁵  allies. ⁶