The Lord visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised.

Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed him in everything.

But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master.”

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt.

When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.

But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.

Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:

Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”

So David became famous in all the lands; the Lord caused all the nations to fear him.

Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”

Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forevermore.

for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.

But how can it rest when I, the Lord, have given it orders? I have ordered it to attack the people of Ashkelon and the seacoast.

“The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.