The wordsof wisemenare like goads,and mastersof [these] collectionsare like well-drivennails;they are givenby oneShepherd.
But his bowremainedfirm,And his armswere agile,From the handsof the MightyOneof Jacob(From thereis the Shepherd,the Stoneof Israel),
"But nowfor a briefmomentgracehas been[shown] from the LORDour God,to leaveus an escapedremnantand to giveus a pegin His holyplace,that our Godmay enlightenour eyesand grantus a littlerevivingin our bondage.
The LORDis my shepherd,I shall not want.
Oh, giveear,Shepherdof Israel,You who leadJosephlike a flock;You who are enthroned[above] the cherubim,shineforth!
To understanda proverband a figure,The wordsof the wiseand their riddles.
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
Inclineyour earand hearthe wordsof the wise,And applyyour mindto my knowledge;
Wordsfrom the mouthof a wisemanare gracious,while the lipsof a foolconsumehim;
It is betterto listento the rebukeof a wisemanThanfor oneto listento the songof fools.
"I will drivehim [like] a pegin a firmplace,And he will becomea throneof gloryto his father'shouse.
Like a shepherdHe will tendHis flock,In His armHe will gatherthe lambsAnd carry[them] in His bosom;He will gently leadthe nursing[ewes].
"Is not My wordlike fire?"declaresthe LORD,"and like a hammerwhich shattersa rock?
"Then I will setoverthem oneshepherd,My servantDavid,and he will feedthem; he will feedthem himselfand be their shepherd.
But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
"I amthe goodshepherd,and I knowMy ownand My ownknowMe,
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "Are you the teacherof Israeland do not understandthese things?
Nowwhen they heard[this], they were piercedto the heart,and saidto Peterand the restof the apostles,"Brethren,whatshall we do?"
for the weaponsof our warfareare not of the flesh,but divinelypowerfulfor the destructionof fortresses.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
For the wordof Godis livingand activeand sharperthananytwo-edgedsword,and piercingas faras the divisionof souland spirit,of bothjointsand marrow,and able to judgethe thoughtsand intentionsof the heart.
And when the Chief Shepherdappears,you will receivethe unfadingcrownof glory.
