Perils by sea and land: a narrative of the loss of the brig Australia by fire, on her voyage from Leith to Sydney [by A. Yule] ed. by J.R. M'Gavin |
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Page 65 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water,
Page 39 - They are at their wit's 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.
Page 50 - They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Page 81 - FOR THIS SHALL EVERY ONE THAT IS GODLY PRAY UNTO THEE IN A TIME WHEN THOU MAYEST BE FOUND ; SURELY IN THE FLOODS OF GREAT WATERS THEY SHALL NOT COME NIGH
Page 80 - an hidingplace from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as rivers of waters in a dry place, and as the shadow of a great rock
Page 11 - man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, so are the sons of men snared, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Page 10 - Come and hear all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
Page 77 - may my right hand forget its cunning, and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth," if I forget that
Page 24 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths ; their soul is melted because of trouble.
Page 80 - the Lord is good—a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him.