Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

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Therefore strong peoples will honor you;(A)
    cities of ruthless(B) nations will revere you.
You have been a refuge(C) for the poor,(D)
    a refuge for the needy(E) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(F)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(G)
    is like a storm driving against a wall
    and like the heat of the desert.
You silence(H) the uproar of foreigners;(I)
    as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless(J) is stilled.

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