David answered Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me.
and said, “Blessed is the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord has been kind and truthful to him and has led me to my master’s relatives.”
saying, ‘Bless the Lord, the God of Israel. Today he has made one of my sons the king and allowed me to see it.’ ”
Then he said, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He has done what he promised to my father David. The Lord said,
Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He caused the king to want to honor the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He always was and always will be. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!
In my distress, I said, “God cannot see me!” But you heard my prayer when I cried out to you for help.
Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such miracles.
He said, “Praise the Lord. He has saved you from the Egyptians and their king, and he has saved the people from the power of the Egyptians.
“Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to help his people and has given them freedom.
I thank God because he gave Titus the same love for you that I have.
They were pleased and thanked God. So they decided not to fight the people of Reuben and Gad and destroy those lands.