¹³ Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking.

²⁶ And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

¹³ But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”

⁴² “So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission. ⁴³ See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.” ⁴⁴ If she says, “Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels, too,” let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master’s son.’

⁴⁵ “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

Psalm 25^[a]

A psalm of David.

⁷ Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

⁴ The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?”

With a prayer to the God of heaven,