But Not Knocked Out

‘Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed’—2 Corinthians 4:9‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee:  my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;‘To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.‘Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.‘Thus will I bless thee while I live:  I will lift up my hands in thy name.‘My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:‘When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.‘Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.‘My soul followeth hard after thee:  thy right hand upholdeth me.‘But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.‘They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.‘But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory:  but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.’—Psalm 63