For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? / Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.