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War and the Muses - Sailor’s Prayer
The 107th Psalm has traditionally been a favorite
among sailors, who have found verses 23 through 30 particularly comforting.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that
do business in great
waters;
These see the works of the LORD, and his
wonders in the deep.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy
wind, which lifteth
up the waves thereof.
They mount up to the heaven, they go down
again to the depths:
their soul is melted because of trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a
drunken man, and are at
their wits' end.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their
trouble, and he bringeth
them out of their distresses.
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the
waves thereof are still.
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so
he bringeth them
unto their desired haven.
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