And delivereth them.

O consider and see that the Lord is good;

Happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
O fear the Lord, ye His holy ones;

For there is no want to them that fear Him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;

But they that seek the Lord want not any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Who is the man that desireth life,

And loveth days, that he may see good therein?

Keep they tongue from evil,

And thy lips from speaking guile.

Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,

And His ears are open unto their cry.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

They cried, and the Lord heard,

And delivered them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,

And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Many are the ills of the righteous,

But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

He keepeth all his bones;

Not one of them is broken.

Evil shall kill the wicked;

And they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants;

And none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

Psalm 34: 2-23

48

I called out of mine affliction

Unto the Lord, and He answered me;
Out of belly of the netherworld cried I,
And Thou heardest my voice.

For Thou didst cast me into the depth,
In the heart of the seas,

And the flood was round about me;

All Thy waves and Thy billows

Passed over me.

And I said: 'I am cast out

From before Thine eyes';

Yet will I look again

Toward Thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul;
The deep was round about me;

The weeds were wrapped about my head.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains;
The earth with her bars closed upon me for ever;
Yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.

When my soul fainted within me,

I remembered the Lord;

And my prayer came in unto Thee,
Into Thy holy temple.

They that regard lying vanities
Forsake their own mercy.

But I will sacrifice unto Thee

With the voice of thanksgiving;

That which I have vowed I will pay.

Salvation is of the Lord.

And the Lord spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah, 2: 3-11

49

O give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name;
Make known His doings among the peoples.

Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him;

Speak ye of all His marvellous works.

Glory ye in His holy name;

Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

Seek ye the Lord and His strength;

Seek His face continually.

Remember His marvellous works that He hath done,

His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;

O ye seed of Israel His servant,

Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.

He is the Lord our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

Remember His covenant for ever,

The word which He commanded to a thousand genera

tions;

[The covenant] which He made with Abraham,

And His oath unto Isaac;

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant;

Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance.'

I Chronicles 16: 8-18

50

Sing unto the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
Declare His glory among the nations,

His marvelous works among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;

He also is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought;
But the Lord made the heavens.

Honour and majesty are before Him;

Strength and gladness are in His place.

Ascribe unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the peoples,

Ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe unto the Lord the glory due unto His name;

Bring an offering, and come before Him;

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Tremble before Him, all the earth;

The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations: "The Lord reigneth.'

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy,

Before the Lord, for He is come to judge the earth.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good;

For His mercy endureth for ever.

And say ye: 'Save us, O God of our salvation,

And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, That we may give thanks unto Thy holy name,

That we may triumph in Thy praise.'

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

And all the people said: 'Amen', and praised the Lord. I Chronicles 16: 23-36

FAITH

51

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:

From whence shall my help come?

My help cometh from the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved;

He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, He that keepeth Israel

Doth neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is thy keeper;

The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

The sun shall not smite thee by day,

Nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall keep thee from all evil;