The fine old doctrine--"Thou art our Shield!"
Make not Thy dwelling afar from us, O God;
Lest they assail us that hate us without cause. For Thou hast rejected them, O God;
Let not their foot trample upon Thy holy inheritance. Chasten us Thyself in Thy good pleasure;
But give us not up to the nations;
For, if Thou sendest pestilence,
Thou Thyself givest it charge concerning us;
For Thou art merciful,
And wilt not be angry to the point of consuming us.