and showing covenant faithfulness<n id="1" /> to a thousand generations<n id="2" /> of those who love me and keep my commandments.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;To the one in despair, kindness<n id="1" /> should come from his friend<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">even if<n id="3" /> he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.p>

<p class="poetry">who delivers<n id="1" /> your life from the Pit,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,p>

but I show covenant faithfulness<n id="1" /> to the thousands<n id="2" /> who choose<n id="3" /> me and keep my commandments.

<p class="bodytext">Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.p>

<p class="bodytext">The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> always proves faithful and reliable<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to those who follow the demands of his covenant.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">An evil person suffers much pain,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> promotes<n id="1" /> equity and justice;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Loyal love and faithfulness meet;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">I will sing about loyalty and justice!p> <p class="poetry">To you, O <sc>Lordsc>, I will sing praises!p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is compassionate and merciful;p> <p class="poetry">he is patient<n id="1" /> and demonstrates great loyal love.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is merciful and compassionate;p> <p class="poetry">he is patient<n id="1" /> and demonstrates great loyal love.<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">Loyal love and truth<n id="1" /> preserve a king,p> <p class="poetry">and his throne is upheld by loyal love.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">She opens her mouth<n id="1" /> with wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and loving instruction<n id="2" /> is on her tongue.p>

<p class="poetry">For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice;p> <p class="poetry">I delight<n id="1" /> in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.<n id="2" />p>

While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the <sc>Lordsc>, or else I will die!

<p class="poetry">He gives his chosen king magnificent victories;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he is faithful to his chosen ruler,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to David and to his descendants forever!&#8221;p>

Solomon replied to God, &#8220;You demonstrated<n id="1" /> great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.