May he send you help from his temple; ¹  from Zion may he give you support!

Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus ¹  on your statutes continually.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

Loyal love and truth ¹  preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love. ² 

The king then said to the prophet, “Come home with me and have something to eat. I’d like to give a present.”

You give me your protective shield; ¹  your right hand supports me; ²  your willingness to help ³  enables me to prevail. ⁴ 

The Lord supports ¹  him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness. ² 

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, ¹  and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, ²  as well as food that sustains people’s lives. ³ 

And let me get ¹  a bit of food ²  so that you may refresh yourselves ³  since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.” ⁴  “All right,” they replied, “you may do as you say.”

On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. ¹  But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, ²  then you can go.”

He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. ¹  Wait until later in the day to leave!” ²  So they ate a meal together.

His dominion will be vast ¹  and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. ²  He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, ³  establishing it ⁴  and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, ⁵  from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people ⁶  will accomplish this.