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And fortified the city against the besieger.

How glorious was he when he looked forth from the Tent,

And when he went out from the sanctuary!

As the morning-star from amid thick clouds,

And as the full moon in the days of the solemn feast;

As the sun dawning upon the temple of the King,

And as a rainbow seen in the cloud.

As a bud in the branches in the days of the solemn feast,

And as the lily by the watercourses;

As the flower of Lebanon in the days of summer,

And as the fire of incense upon the meal-offering:

As a gold vessel.…^[4]

That is set with precious stones;

As a green olive full of berries,

And as a wild olive-tree with branches full of sap.

When he put on robes of honor,

And clothed himself with robes of glory;

When he ascended the altar of majesty,

And made glorious the court of the sanctuary;

When he received the portions from the hand of his brethren,

While standing by the altar-fires:

Round him the garland of his sons,

Like cedar-plants in Lebanon.

And they compassed him about like willows of the brook—