Bow the heavens, O Jehovah, and come down! Touch the mountains and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightnings and scatter them, Shoot thine arrows and destroy them. Stretch thine hand from above, Save me, deliver me from great waters, From the hand of the sons of foreigners, Whose mouth speaketh falsely; Perjury is their right hand. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God, Upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises unto thee. Thou givest victory to kings, And deliverest David thy servant from the sword of the enemy. Save me, deliver me from the hand of the sons of foreigners, Whose mouth speaketh falsely; Perjury is their right hand. Our sons grow up in their youth as plants, Our daughters, as polished columns, after the fashion of a palace. Our granaries are full, affording all manner of store. Our sheep bring forth thousands, And ten thousands in our streets: Our oxen are strong to labour. There is no breaking in, no robbery, No complaining in our streets. Happy is the people that is in such case! Happy is that people whose God is Jehovah!—Ps. cxliv. ----- Footnote 45: Numb. x. 10. ----- Towards the end of all these offerings, which were so numerous that it would not have been possible to have accomplished them all in so short a time, but for the practised dexterity and systematic procedure of the priests, the Nazarite made his appearance: he had already laid aside his coarse garment, and he was now to be solemnly absolved from his vow. It was necessary for him to present all the three principal kinds of offerings, a lamb for a burnt-offering, a yearling sheep for a sin-offering, and a ram for a thank-offering.[46] To these was added, besides the drink-offering, a basket full of unleavened cakes, of the finest meal, of which a part were kneaded with oil, a part had only had oil poured upon them. The burnt-offering was wholly consumed on the altar; the sin-offering was the portion of the priests; the thank-offering served in a great measure to furnish a festive meal, which was prepared for the Nazarite and his friends, in a small court in the south-east corner of the court of Israel, called the court of the Nazarites. ----- Footnote 46: Numb. vi. 13. -----