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The rivers of God are full of water, / They are wonderful in the renewal of their strength, / He poureth them out from a hidden fountain.
They are born among the hills in the high places, / Their cradle is in the bosom of the rocks, / The mountain is their mother and the forest is their father.
They are nourished among the long grasses, / They receive the tribute of a thousand springs, / The rain and the snow provide their inheritance.
They are glad to be gone from their birthplace, / With a joyful noise they hasten away, / They are going forever and never departed.
The courses of the rivers are all appointed; / They roar loudly but they follow the road, / For the finger of God hath marked their pathway.
The rivers of Damascus rejoice among their gardens; / The great river of Egypt is proud of his ships; / The Jordan is lost in the Lake of Bitterness.
Surely the Lord guideth them every one in his wisdom, / In the end he gathereth all their drops on high, / And sendeth them forth again in the clouds of mercy.
O my God, my life floweth away like a river: / Guide me, I beseech thee, in a pathway of good: / Let me run in blessing to my rest in thee.