The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles.
May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!”
When the Lord saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the Lord:
You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.
I call to the Lord for help, and from his sacred hill he answers me.
I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me. You are my savior and my God— hurry to my aid!
And when I begged you to listen to my cry, you heard.
“May you always think kindly of me,” she replied. Then she went away, ate some food, and was no longer sad.