It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes."
People sing hymns between the chanting of verses from this text during the first part of the Eastern Orthodox service on Holy Saturday. Its speaker says that he has "become like a bottle in the smoke" and his soul "fainteth for thy salvation, but I hope in thy word." Along with the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, this text inspired the Eastern Orthodox practice of the "Midnight Office." It begins with a verse sometimes translated as "Happy are those whose way is perfect," which appears in the section titled "Aleph." This text, which contains one stanza for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, contains a pair of verses which read "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes." Those verses are regarded as the center of the Protestant Bible. For 10 points, name this longest chapter in the Bible, a Psalm.
People sing hymns between the chanting of verses from this text during the first part of the Eastern Orthodox service on Holy Saturday.
Psalm 119 [or Psalm 118; or "Ashrei temimei derech"; prompt on Psalms before mention]