‘Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed’
—2 Corinthians 4:9
‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
‘To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
‘Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
‘Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
‘My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
‘When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
‘Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
‘My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
‘But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
‘They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
‘But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.’
—Psalm 63
