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Though its waters roar and foam,
Though mountains quake at its uproar.
The Lord of hosts is with us,
The God of Jacob is our refuge.

As the brooks refresh the city of God,
So the Most High sanctifies his abiding-place;
God is in her midst, she cannot be moved,
God will help her at the turn of the morn.
Nations were in tumult, kingdoms tottered,
He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us,

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Come, see the mighty works of the Lord,
Who makes wars cease to the end of the earth.
He snaps the bow, and breaks the spear,
And burns up the chariots with fire.

'Be still, and know that I am God,

Exalted over the nations, exalted on earth.'

The Lord of hosts is with us,

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

280. THE ONE SOURCE OF HOPE AND STRENGTH

For God alone silently wait,

O my soul, for from him comes my hope.

He alone is my rock and my help,

My high tower; I shall never be moved.

How long will you assail a man,

And all seek to strike him down?

Like a tottering wall, or a bulging fence
They plan to throw him down from his height.

They take pleasure only in falsehoods;
They bless with their mouth, cursing inwardly.

For God alone silently wait,

O my soul, for from him comes my hope.

He alone is my rock and my help,
My high tower; I shall never be moved.

Upon God depends my safety and honor,
God is my strong rock and refuge!
Trust him at all times, O people,
Pour out your heart before him;
God is our refuge!

The lowly are only a breath,
The lofty are but an illusion;
When weighed in the scales,
They are all mere nothing!
Trust not in oppression,
Put no vain hope in robbery;
As for riches, if they increase,
Set not your heart upon them.

Once God has spoken,
Twice have I heard this:

Power belongs to God.

Thine, O Lord, is the love,

For thou dost reward each man
According to what he has done.

281. A SPIRITUAL LOVE-SONG

O Lord, thou art my God whom I seek,
For thee my soul thirsts,

For thee my flesh longs,

As a parched land, athirst and waterless,
As once I beheld thee in the sanctuary,
Seeing thy power and thy glory.

Because thy love is better than life,
My lips will ever praise thee,

So I will bless thee while I live,
In thy name I will lift up my hands.

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I will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And I will praise thee with joyful lips.

I remember thee upon my couch,

I meditate on thee in the night watches,
For thou hast been my help,

And in the shadow of thy wings I rejoice.
My soul clings close to thee,

Thy right hand holds me fast.

282. GOD THE HELPER OF THE NEEDY

Praise the Lord, O my soul !

While I live I will praise the Lord,

While I exist I will sing praises to my God.

Put not your trust in princes,

In mortal men, who cannot help,
For when their breath goes out
They then return to the dust,
And on that day they perish.

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Who made heaven and earth,

The sea and all that is in them;
Who keeps his word forever,
Who does justice to the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord releases the prisoners,

The Lord gives sight to the blind,
The Lord raises up those bowed down,
The Lord loves the upright,

The Lord protects the stranger,

He upholds the orphan and widow,

But he blocks the way of the wicked.
The Lord reigns forever,

Thy God, O Zion, to all generations!

283. THE JOY OF COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD

Protect me, O God, for I seek refuge in thee,
To the Lord, I say, 'Thou art my God,"
For all my welfare depends upon thee.
O Lord, my share and my portion,
It is thou who maintainest my lot.

The lines have fallen for me in-pleasant places,
Yes, a fair heritage is mine.

I will bless the Lord who counsels me,
In the night my heart instructs me.

I have kept the Lord ever before me,

With him at my right hand I cannot be moved,
So my mind and my heart rejoice,

My body also dwells in safety,

For thou wilt not give me up to death,
Nor let one who loves thee see the grave.
Thou wilt show me the pathway of life,
In thy presence is fulness of joy,

In thy right hand pleasures forever.

284. THE HAPPINESS OF THOSE WHO TRUST GOD

I waited patiently for the Lord, and he listened to my

cry,

He drew me out of the horrible pit and from the miry

clay,

And he planted my feet on a rock, he made firm my steps, And he put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.

Many see and fear and trust the Lord.

Happy is the man who puts his trust in the Lord,
And has no regard for the arrogant and for faithless liars.
Great things thou hast done, O Lord, my God;
Thy wonderful works and plans for us are incomparable.
Should I wish to proclaim and tell them, they are in-
numerable.

Sacrifice and cereal-offering thou dost not desire; thou hast given me understanding,

Burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou dost not demand; I then said:

'See, I come, as is prescribed for me in the book of the law.

I delight to do thy will, O my God, and thy law is in my heart.

I have proclaimed thy righteousness in the great assembly.

Thou knowest, O Lord, that I have not sealed my lips,
That I have not hid thy righteousness in my breast,
But have declared thy fidelity and thy power to save.
I have not concealed thy love and thy truth from the
great congregation.

Withhold not thy compassion from me, O Lord;

Thy love and thy faithfulness will keep me safe forever.'

285. THE DIVINE SHEPHERD, GUIDE, AND HOST

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me to the waters of the resting-place,
He restores my life.

He guides me in straight paths for his name's sake;
Though I walk through the valley of death,

I fear no evil, for thou art with me,

Thy rod and thy staff-they comfort me.

Thou spreadest a table before me in the presence of my enemies,

Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runs over; Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,

And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

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