Seeingthem strainingat the oars,for the windwas againstthem, at aboutthe fourthwatchof the nightHe cameto them, walkingon the sea;and He intendedto passby them.
And they approachedthe villagewherethey were going,and He acted as thoughHe were goingfarther.
"Whetherhe comesin the secondwatch,or evenin the third,and finds[them] so,blessedare those[slaves].
Who alonestretchesout the heavensAnd tramplesdownthe wavesof the sea;
whowere born,not of bloodnorof the willof the fleshnorof the willof man,but of God.
But the boatwas alreadya longdistancefrom the land,batteredby the waves;for the windwas contrary.
"O afflictedone,storm-tossed,[and] not comforted,Behold,I will setyour stonesin antimony,And your foundationsI will layin sapphires.
He laysthe beamsof His upperchambersin the waters;He makesthe cloudsHis chariot;He walksupon the wingsof the wind;
Morethanthe soundsof manywaters,[Than] the mightybreakersof the sea,The LORDon highis mighty.
The nextmorningSaulputthe peoplein threecompanies;and they cameinto the midstof the campat the morningwatchand struckdownthe Ammonitesuntilthe heatof the day.Those who survivedwere scattered,so that notwoof them were lefttogether.
Then he said,"Letme go,for the dawnis breaking."But he said,"I will not letyou gounlessyou blessme."
And he said,"Nowbehold,my lords,pleaseturnasideinto your servant'shouse,and spendthe night,and washyour feet;then you may riseearlyand goon your way."They saidhowever, "No,but we shall spendthe nightin the square."
At the morningwatch,the LORDlookeddownon the armyof the Egyptiansthrough the pillarof fireand cloudand broughtthe armyof the Egyptiansinto confusion.
"But be sureof this,that ifthe head of the househad knownat whattime of the nightthe thiefwas coming,he would have been on the alertand would not have allowedhis houseto be brokeninto.
When it was evening,the boatwas in the middleof the sea,and He was aloneon the land.
But when they sawHim walkingon the sea,they supposedthat it was a ghost,and criedout;
"Therefore,be on the alert--for you do not knowwhenthe masterof the houseis coming,whetherin the evening,at midnight,orwhenthe rooster crows,orin the morning--
