The shortest song of all those in the book is a song of praise:--
O praise the Lord, all ye nations:
Praise him, all ye peoples.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
A STORY WHICH JESUS TOLD
| Straightway | At once. |
| Tribulation | Trouble. |
| Persecution | Injury done one by an enemy. |
Jesus often told the people little stories when he was teaching them to be good. These little stories he called parables. Here is one of the parables:--
THE STORY OF THE SOWER
And Jesus said, "Behold the sower went forth to sow; and, as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them: and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth, and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And others fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty."