Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.
and unto those of the sons of Israel who are near He hath not put forth His hand, and they see God, and eat and drink.
A habitation is the eternal God, And beneath are arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, `Destroy!'
And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, `Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,