The Church prospereth also in persecution.
The 6. key.
The Church in persecution acknowledgeth Gods perpetual defence, 5. making
her therby more glorious, 10. sometimes granting rest (11. God himself checking the persecutors)
and euer protecting her.
1 Vnto the end, to the sonnes of Core, for the secretes.
2 OVR God is a refuge. and strength: an helper in tribulations, which haue found vs excedingly.
3 Therfore wil we not feare when the earth shal be trubled: and mountaines transported into the hart of the sea.
4 Their waters haue sounded, and were trubled: the mountaines were trubled in his strength.
5 The violence of the riuer maketh the citie of God ioyful: the Highest hath sanctified his tabernacle.
6 God is in the middes therof, it shal not be moued: God wil helpe it in the morning early.
7 Nations are trubled, and kingdomes are inclined: he gaue his voice, the earth was moued
8 The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our defender.
9 Come ye, and see the workes of our Lord, what wonders he hath put vpon the earth: 10 taking away warres euen vnto the end of the earth.
He shal destroy bow, & breake weapons: and shields he shal burne with fire.
11 Be quiet, and see that I am God: I shal be exalted among the gentiles, and I shal be exalted in the earth.
The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iacob is our defender.