Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, aha.
To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come.