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He gave forethought to keeping his people from disaster, and he strengthened the city against sieges.
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How glorious he was as the people thronged around him when he came out from behind the curtain and left the temple!
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Like a morning star in the midst of a cloud, like the full moon at the time of a feast,
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like the sun shining on the temple of the Most High, like a rainbow gleaming in glorious clouds,
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like a rose blossom in springtime, like lilies by streams of water, like a fresh shoot of the incense tree in the summertime,