1 Great help Thou givest the worshipper, Upholder, Friend, Mighty One! No sorrow ever reaches him whom

Thou keepest from harm. Thine are incomparable aids, and good the succour they afford.

2 O God, Sustainer, well Thou knowest the way to keep all woes afar.

As the birds spread their sheltering wings, spread Thy protection over us.

3 As the birds spread their sheltering wings let Thy protection cover us.

We mean all shelter and defence, Thou who hast all things for Thine own.

4 To whomsoever they, Most Wise, have given a home and means of life,

O'er the whole riches of this man the Sustainer hath control.

5 As drivers of the car avoid ill roads, let sorrows pass us by.

May we be under God's guard, in the Sustainer's favouring grace.

6 For verily men sink and faint through loss of wealth which Thou hast given.

Much hath he gained from Thee, O God, whom Thou, Sustainer, hast approached.

7 On him shall no fierce anger fall, no sore distress shall visit him,

To whom, Sustainer, Thou hast lent Thy shelter that extendeth far.

8 Resting in Thee, O God, we are like men who fight in coats of mail.

Thou guardest us from each great offence, Thou guardest us from each lighter fault.

10 The shelter, God, that is secure, auspicious, free from malady,

A sure protection, triply strong, even that do Thou extend to us.

11 Look down on us, Sustainer, as a guide exploring from the bank.

Lead us to pleasant ways as men lead horses to an easy ford.

12 Ill be it for the demons' friend to find us or come near to us.

But for the milch-cow be it well, and for the man who strives for fame.

13 Each evil deed made manifest, and that which is concealed, O God,

The whole thereof remove from us far away.

18 Now have we conquered and obtained, and from our trespasses are free.