1 In the same way, a man getting ready to sail on the raging sea will call for help from a piece of wood that is not as strong as the ship he is about to board.
2 Someone designed the ship out of a desire for profit, and a craftsman built it with skill.
3 But it is your care, O Father, that steers it; you give it a safe path through the waves of the sea.
4 People may go to sea even if they have no skill, because you can save them from any danger.
5 It is your will that the things you have made by your wisdom should be put to use. And so people can cross the sea in a boat and come safely to land, because they trust their lives to that small piece of wood.
6 This is what happened in ancient times, when a proud race of giants was dying away. The hope of the world escaped on such a boat under your guidance and left the world a new generation to carry on the human race.
7 A blessing was on Noah's wooden boat that allowed righteousness to survive,