<p class="poetry">He took him away from following the mother sheep,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,p> <p class="poetry">and of Israel, his chosen nation.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="poetry">The sovereign master<n id="2" /> decreed judgment<n id="3" /> on Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and it fell on Israel.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;A protector<n id="1" /> comes to Zion,p> <p class="poetry">to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,&#8221;<n id="2" /> says the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce,p> <p class="poetry">and their fury, for it was cruel.p> <p class="poetry">I will divide them in Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and scatter them in Israel!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He established a rule<n id="1" /> in Jacob;p> <p class="poetry">he set up a law in Israel.p> <p class="poetry">He commanded our ancestorsp> <p class="poetry">to make his deeds known to their descendants,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> heard this, he was furious.p> <p class="poetry">A fire broke out against Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and his anger flared up<n id="2" /> against Israel,p>

<p class="poetry">The king is strong;p> <p class="poetry">he loves justice.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you promote justice and equity in Jacob.p>

<p class="poetry">He<n id="1" /> has not looked on iniquity in Jacob,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">nor has he seen trouble<n id="3" /> in Israel.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> their God is with them;p> <p class="poetry">his acclamation<n id="4" /> as king is among them.p>

<p class="poetry">For there is no spell against<n id="1" /> Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">nor is there any divination against Israel.p> <p class="poetry">At this time<n id="2" /> it must be said<n id="3" /> of Jacobp> <p class="poetry">and of Israel, &#8216;Look at<n id="4" /> what God has done!&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish!p> <p class="poetry">Let them know that God rulesp> <p class="poetry">in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1490; (<i>Gimeli>)p> <p class="poetry">In fierce anger<n id="1" /> he destroyed<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the whole army<n id="3" /> of Israel.p> <p class="poetry">He withdrew his right hand<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">as the enemy attacked.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob;<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">it consumed everything around it.<n id="7" />p>