<p class="bodytext">The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared<n id="1" /> a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Indeed<n id="1" /> I am composed and quiet,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">like a young child carried by its mother;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I am content like the young child I carry.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will sing praises<n id="1" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">when he vindicates me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1490; (<i>Gimeli>)p> <p class="poetry">Be kind to your servant!p> <p class="poetry">Then I will live<n id="1" /> and keep<n id="2" /> your instructions.<n id="3" />p>

He said to David, &#8220;You are more innocent<n id="1" /> than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> repaid<n id="1" /> me for my godly deeds;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he rewarded<n id="3" /> my blameless behavior.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">or have wronged my ally,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or helped his lawless enemy,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> repaid<n id="1" /> me for my godly deeds;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he rewarded<n id="3" /> my blameless behavior.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He does not deal with us as our sins deserve;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rest once more, my soul,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for the <sc>Lordsc> has vindicated you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A kind person<n id="1" /> benefits<n id="2" /> himself,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a cruel person brings himself trouble.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">She brings him<n id="1" /> good and not evil<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">all the days of her life.p>

<p class="bodytext">When<n id="1" /> she had weaned &#8216;No Pity&#8217; (Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.

Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

<p class="poetry">O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How blessed will be the one who repays youp> <p class="poetry">for what you dished out to us!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not accuse<n id="1" /> anyone<n id="2" /> without legitimate cause,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">if he has not treated you wrongly.p>

<p class="poetry">A baby<n id="1" /> will playp> <p class="poetry">over the hole of a snake;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">over the nest<n id="3" /> of a serpentp> <p class="poetry">an infant<n id="4" /> will put his hand.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who is the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> trying to teach?p> <p class="poetry">To whom is he explaining a message?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Those just weaned from milk!p> <p class="poetry">Those just taken from their mother&#8217;s breast!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">So her husband Elkanah said to her, &#8220;Do what you think best.<n id="1" /> Stay until you have weaned him. May the <sc>Lordsc> fulfill his promise.&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="bodytext">So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

<t /><p class="poetry">I will tell of the faithful acts of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s praiseworthy deeds.p> <p class="poetry">I will tell about all<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> did for us,p> <p class="poetry">the many good things he did for the family of Israel,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because of<n id="3" /> his compassion and great faithfulness.p>