But Not Knocked Out

<p>‘Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed’<br> <em>—2 Corinthians 4:9</em></p> <p>‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;<br> ‘To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.<br> ‘Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.<br> ‘Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.<br> ‘My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:<br> ‘When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.<br> ‘Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.<br> ‘My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.<br> ‘But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.<br> ‘They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.<br> ‘But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.’<br> <em>—Psalm 63</em></p>