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't Is beter bij den Heer te schuilen
dan dat men bouwt op man en macht.
't Is beter bij den Heer te schuilen
dan dat men hulp van vorsten wacht.
Toen ik mij wenden kon nog keren,
omsloten door der volken ring,
doorbrak ik in de naam des Heren
de knellende omsingeling.

It is better to seek comfort with the Lord than to trust in a man and his power. It is better to seek comfort with the Lord than to expect help from kings. When I had nowhere to go, closed in by a ring of nations, I broke in the name of the Lord, the heavy enclosure.