“You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.
The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. Of David. Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!
Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry,
Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. The Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.
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