Location: Santa Maria de las Hoyas, Castile, Spain
I lie awake in my tent. It is dawn and the birds are just waking. My uniform is lying beside me and soon I must slip into it and set out for the camp at Navaleno. But right now I am taking a few last words from the good book.
I opened it at random and came to rest on Psalm 36. It must be the most apropriate chapter that I could have read on such a day as this one.
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 Look! There are the workers of iniquity fallen! They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise!
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