²¹ And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.

¹² And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham.

⁵¹ And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

¹⁹ But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.

¹ I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.

² He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.

³ The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

⁴ Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.

⁵ The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

⁶ The Lord keeps the simple; I was made low, and he was my saviour.

⁷ Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.

⁴³ Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.

¹⁵ Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

⁸ Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

¹ O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹ <Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.> I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.

² My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

³ O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.

⁴ I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

⁵ Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.

⁶ This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

¹⁸ Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

¹⁹ And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

²⁰ What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

⁵⁶ And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.