He will rescuetheir lifefrom oppressionand violence,And their bloodwill be preciousin his sight;
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
and he said,"Be it farfrom me, O LORD,that I should dothis.[Shall I drink] the bloodof the menwho wentin [jeopardy] of their lives?"Therefore he wouldnot drinkit. Thesethingsthe threemightymendid.
DavidansweredRechaband Baanahhis brother,sonsof Rimmonthe Beerothite,and saidto them, "As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
Preciousin the sightof the LORDIs the deathof His godlyones.
And He will redeemIsraelFrom allhis iniquities.
RedeemIsrael,O God,Out of allhis troubles.
Oh drawnearto my soul[and] redeemit; Ransomme becauseof my enemies!
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
And I sawthe womandrunkwith the bloodof the saints,and with the bloodof the witnessesof Jesus.When I sawher, I wonderedgreatly.
BECAUSEHIS JUDGMENTSARE true AND RIGHTEOUS;for He has judgedthe greatharlotwhowas corruptingthe earthwith her immorality,and HE HAS AVENGEDTHE BLOODOF HIS BOND-SERVANTSON HER."
Then Saulsaid,"I have sinned.Return,my sonDavid,for I will not harmyou againbecausemy lifewas preciousin your sightthisday.Behold,I have playedthe fooland have committeda seriouserror."
