"I, the LORD,am its keeper;I waterit every moment.So that no one will damageit, I guardit nightand day.
"And the LORDwill continuallyguideyou, And satisfyyour desirein scorchedplaces,And givestrengthto your bones;And you will be like a wateredgarden,And like a springof waterwhosewatersdo not fail.
"He keepsthe feetof His godlyones,But the wickedonesare silencedin darkness;For not by mightshall a manprevail.
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I Myselfwill searchfor My sheepand seekthem out.
"I will putMy Spiritwithin you and you will cometo life,and I will placeyou on your own land.Then you will knowthat I, the LORD,have spokenand doneit," declaresthe LORD.'"
"And I, the LORD,will be their God,and My servantDavidwill be princeamongthem; I the LORDhave spoken.
"You will also suckthe milkof nationsAnd suckthe breastof kings;Then you will knowthat I, the LORD,am your SaviorAnd your Redeemer,the MightyOneof Jacob.
"Rememberthe formerthingslongpast,For I am God,and thereis noother;[I am] God,and there is noonelikeMe,
Even to [your] oldageI will be the same,And evento [your] grayingyearsI will bear[you]! I have done[it], and I will carry[you]; And I will bear[you] and I will deliver[you].
"I will layit waste;It will not be prunedor hoed,But briarsand thornswill comeup. I will also chargethe cloudsto rainnorainon it."
The LORDof hostsis with us; The Godof Jacobis our stronghold.Selah.
Godis in the midstof her, she will not be moved;Godwill helpher when morningdawns.
"Behold,I, even I am bringingthe floodof waterupon the earth,to destroyallfleshin whichis the breathof life,from underheaven;everythingthat is on the earthshall perish.
"And the nationswill knowthat I am the LORDwho sanctifiesIsrael,when My sanctuaryis in their midstforever."'"
"Now behold,I Myselfdo establishMy covenantwith you, and with your descendantsafteryou;
Like flyingbirdssothe LORDof hostswill protectJerusalem.He will protectand deliver[it]; He will passoverand rescue[it].
"I am the LORD,I have calledyou in righteousness,I will also holdyou by the handand watchover you, And I will appointyou as a covenantto the people,As a lightto the nations,
Thussaysthe LORD,"In a favorabletimeI have answeredYou, And in a dayof salvationI have helpedYou; And I will keepYou and giveYou for a covenantof the people,To restorethe land,to make [them] inheritthe desolateheritages;
"And may thesewordsof mine, with whichI have madesupplicationbeforethe LORD,be nearto the LORDour Goddayand night,that He may maintainthe causeof His servantand the causeof His peopleIsrael,as eachdayrequires,
For I will pourout wateron the thirsty[land] And streamson the dryground;I will pourout My Spiriton your offspringAnd My blessingon your descendants;
