¹⁸ And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,

²⁴ If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

²⁵ Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

²⁶ For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

⁸ In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

⁵ I -- I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

⁵ and reached to you hath the threshing, the gathering, and the gathering doth reach the sowing-`time'; and ye have eaten your bread to satiety, and have dwelt confidently in your land.

⁶ `And I have given peace in the land, and ye have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword doth not pass over into your land.

²⁷ to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

³ And not only `so', but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

⁴ and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope;

⁵ and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

³² In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous.

⁵ What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

²⁷ Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

²⁸ And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

²⁹ For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

⁶ My days swifter than a weaving machine, And they are consumed without hope.

¹¹ What `is' my power that I should hope? And what mine end That I should prolong my life?