Answer me when I pray, O God, my defender! When I was in trouble, you helped me. Be kind to me now and hear my prayer.

He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.

In my distress I called to the LORD; he answered me and set me free.

I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.

May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations!

He also said, "God has given me children in the land of my trouble"; so he named his second son Ephraim.

but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.