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held back its power, so that your own righteous people might have food.
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You created the universe; it is at your command. All creation uses its power to punish unrighteous people, but it becomes mild and kind to those who put their trust in you.
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Creation assumed all kinds of forms to show how you provide generously for all who pray to you.
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This happened so that the people whom you loved, O Lord, might learn that they are not fed by what they can grow. It is your word that maintains those who put their trust in you.
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The food that was not destroyed by the fire melted when the first ray of sunlight warmed it.