Peace Verses
The peace that surpasses all understanding — finding God's calm in life's storms.
Also unto thee, O Lord, {belongeth} mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, {which} is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. {and...: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain}
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. {settlest: or, causest rain to descend into} {makest...: Heb. dissolvest it}
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, {and} the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, {being} mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. {so long...: Heb. till there be no moon}
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.