And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther,
If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;
Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!
And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.”
And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic,
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