The rain fell, the flood ¹  came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!” ¹ 

Your words have supported ¹  those who stumbled, ²  and you have strengthened the knees that gave way. ³ 

whose ¹  trust ²  is in something futile, ³  whose security is a spider’s web. ⁴ 

He leans against his house but it does not hold up, ¹  he takes hold ²  of it but it does not stand.

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, ¹  and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’ ² 

Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; ¹  you hate ²  all who behave wickedly. ³ 

For my sins overwhelm me; ¹  like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

All day long they cause me trouble; ¹  they make a habit of plotting my demise. ² 

You made the earth quake; you split it open. ¹  Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall. ² 

ד (Dalet) I collapse in the dirt. ¹  Revive me with your word! ² 

I collapse ¹  from grief. Sustain me by your word! ² 

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, ¹  and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

The earth is broken in pieces, the earth is ripped to shreds, the earth shakes violently. ¹ 

Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall; the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.’ ¹ 

Calling for lights, the jailer ¹  rushed in and fell down ²  trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Just then ¹  a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people ²  were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The ¹  great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations ²  collapsed. ³  So ⁴  Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup ⁵  filled with the wine made of God’s furious wrath. ⁶ 

Then Jesus called the ¹  disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master ¹  was staying until it became light. ²