<p class="poetry">So he used suffering to humble them;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they stumbled and no one helped them up.p>

<p class="poetry">Help me, O <sc>Lordsc> my God!p> <p class="poetry">Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is on my side<n id="1" /> as my helper.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I look in triumph on those who hate me.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;You aggressively attacked me<n id="1" /> and tried to knock me down,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> helped me.p>

<p class="poetry">All your commands are reliable.p> <p class="poetry">I am pursued without reason.<n id="1" /> Help me!p>

<p class="poetry">May your hand help me,p> <p class="poetry">for I choose to obey<n id="1" /> your precepts.p>

<p class="poetry">May I<n id="1" /> live and praise you!p> <p class="poetry">May your regulations help me!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The Egyptians are mere humans, not God;p> <p class="poetry">their horses are made of flesh, not spirit.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> will strike with<n id="1" /> his hand;p> <p class="poetry">the one who helps will stumblep> <p class="poetry">and the one being helped will fall.p> <p class="poetry">Together they will perish.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">David ordered all the officials of Israel to support<n id="1" /> his son Solomon.

<p class="poetry">God does not restrain his anger;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">under him the helpers of Rahab<n id="2" /> lie crushed.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;How you have helped<n id="1" /> the powerless!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">How you have saved the person who has no strength!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">for I rescued the poor who cried out for help,p> <p class="poetry">and the orphan who<n id="1" /> had no one to assist him;p>

<p class="poetry">They destroy<n id="1" /> my path;p> <p class="poetry">they succeed in destroying me<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">without anyone assisting<n id="3" /> them.p>

<p class="poetry">Hear, O <sc>Lordsc>, and have mercy on me!p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, deliver me!&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, God is my deliverer!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The Lord is among those who support me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he will rescue the needy<n id="1" /> when they cry out for help,p> <p class="poetry">and the oppressed<n id="2" /> who have no defender.p>

<p class="poetry">They help one another;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">one says to the other, &#8216;Be strong!&#8217;p>

When they stumble, they will be granted some help. But many will unite with them deceitfully.

<p class="poetry">who ate the best of their sacrifices,p> <p class="poetry">and drank the wine of their drink offerings?p> <p class="poetry">Let them rise and help you;p> <p class="poetry">let them be your refuge!p>

He collaborated<n id="1" /> with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported<n id="2" /> him.<n id="3" />