May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!

Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

The king then said to the prophet, “Come home with me and have something to eat. I’d like to give a present.”

You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

The Lord supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness.

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.

And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.” “All right,” they replied, “you may do as you say.”

On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, then you can go.”

He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. Wait until later in the day to leave!” So they ate a meal together.

His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.