Then the LORDsaid,"Behold,there is a placeby Me, and you shall stand[there] on the rock;
Then he camethereto a caveand lodgedthere;and behold,the wordof the LORD[came] to him, and He saidto him, "Whatare you doing here,Elijah?"
The LORDis my rockand my fortressand my deliverer,My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge;My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my stronghold.
The LORDlives,and blessedbe my rock;And exaltedbe the Godof my salvation,
For in the dayof troubleHe will concealme in His tabernacle;In the secretplaceof His tentHe will hideme; He will liftme up on a rock.
From the endof the earthI callto You when my heartis faint;Leadme to the rockthat is higherthanI.
On Godmy salvationand my glory[rest]; The rockof my strength,my refugeis in God.
To them I will givein My houseand within My wallsa memorial,And a namebetterthanthat of sonsand daughters;I will givethem an everlastingnamewhichwill not be cutoff.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Ifyou will walkin My waysand ifyou will performMy service,then you will alsogovernMy houseand alsohavechargeof My courts,and I will grantyou freeaccessamongthesewho are standing[here].
Nowallthe tax collectorsand the sinnerswere coming nearHim to listento Him.
But as for you, standhereby Me, that I may speakto you allthe commandmentsand the statutesand the judgmentswhichyou shall teachthem, that they may observe[them] in the landwhichI givethem to possess.'
He shall fleeto oneof thesecities,and shall standat the entranceof the gateof the cityand statehis casein the hearingof the eldersof that city;and they shall takehim into the cityto them and givehim a place,so that he may dwellamongthem.
