He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

and ¹  he contends with God on behalf of man as a man ²  pleads ³  for his friend.

He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

If the God of my father – the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears ¹  – had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, ²  and he rebuked you last night.”

David went out to meet them and said, ¹  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ²  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ³  may the God of our ancestors ⁴  take notice and judge!”