Fearingthat we might run agroundsomewhereon the rocks,they castfouranchorsfrom the sternand wishedfor daybreak.
My soul[waits] for the LordMorethanthe watchmenfor the morning;[Indeed, more than] the watchmenfor the morning.
After they had hoistedit up, they usedsupporting cablesin undergirdingthe ship;and fearingthat they might run agroundon [the shallows] of Syrtis,they let downthe sea anchorand in this waylet themselves be drivenalong.
"But we mustrun agroundon a certainisland."
They tooksoundingsand found[it to be] twentyfathoms;and a littlefartheron they tookanothersoundingand found[it to be] fifteenfathoms.
But as the sailorswere tryingto escapefrom the shipand had let downthe [ship's] boatinto the sea,on the pretenseof intendingto layout anchorsfrom the bow,
"In the morningyou shall say,'Wouldthat it were evening!'And at eveningyou shall say,'Wouldthat it were morning!'becauseof the dreadof your heartwhichyou dread,and for the sightof your eyeswhichyou will see.
Thishope we haveas an anchorof the soul,a [hope] bothsureand steadfastand one which enterswithinthe veil,
