"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.
"In famineHe will redeemyou from death,And in warfrom the powerof the sword.
He will be like a tree[firmly] plantedby streamsof water,Whichyieldsits fruitin its seasonAnd its leafdoes not wither;And in whateverhe does,he prospers.
For He has satisfiedthe thirstysoul,And the hungrysoulHe has filledwith whatis good.
He leadsthe humblein justice,And He teachesthe humbleHis way.
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
To delivertheir soulfrom deathAnd to keepthem alivein famine.
They will not be ashamedin the timeof evil,And in the daysof faminethey will haveabundance.
For suchis God,Our Godforeverand ever;He will guideus untildeath.
With Your counselYou will guideme, And afterwardreceiveme to glory.
They gofrom strengthto strength,[Every one of them] appearsbeforeGodin Zion.
They will stillyieldfruitin oldage;They shall be fullof sapand verygreen,
The generousmanwill be prosperous,And he who waterswill himselfbe watered.
The soulof the sluggardcravesand [gets] nothing,But the soulof the diligentis madefat.
An arrogantman stirsup strife,But he who trustsin the LORDwill prosper.
It will be healingto your bodyAnd refreshmentto your bones.
"[You are] a gardenspring,A wellof freshwater,And streams[flowing] from Lebanon."
"I, the LORD,am its keeper;I waterit every moment.So that no one will damageit, I guardit nightand day.
He will dwellon the heights,His refugewill be the impregnablerock;His breadwill be given[him], His waterwill be sure.
"The afflictedand needyare seekingwater,but thereis none,And their tongueis parchedwith thirst;I, the LORD,will answerthem Myself, [As] the Godof IsraelI will not forsakethem.
And they will springup amongthe grassLike poplarsby streamsof water.'
"They will not hungeror thirst,Norwill the scorchingheator sunstrikethem down;For He who hascompassionon them will leadthem And will guidethem to springsof water.
"I have seenhis ways,but I will healhim; I will leadhim and restorecomfortto him and to his mourners,
For as the earthbringsforthits sprouts,And as a gardencauses the thingssownin it to springup, Sothe LordGODwill cause righteousnessand praiseTo springup beforeallthe nations.
Then you will see[this], and your heartwill be glad,And your boneswill flourishlike the newgrass;And the handof the LORDwill be madeknownto His servants,But He will be indignanttowardHis enemies.
"For he will be like a treeplantedby the water,That extendsits rootsby a streamAnd will not fearwhenthe heatcomes;But its leaveswill be green,And it will not be anxiousin a yearof droughtNorceaseto yieldfruit.
"They will comeand shoutfor joyon the heightof Zion,And they will be radiantoverthe bountyof the LORD--Overthe grainand the newwineand the oil,And overthe youngof the flockand the herd;And their lifewill be like a wateredgarden,And they will neverlanguishagain.
"They will say,'Thisdesolatelandhas becomelike the gardenof Eden;and the waste,desolateand ruinedcitiesare fortified[and] inhabited.'
I caredfor you in the wilderness,In the landof drought.
"But whenHe, the Spiritof truth,comes,He will guideyou into allthe truth;for He will not speakon His own initiative,but whateverHe hears,He will speak;and He will discloseto you what is to come.
but whoeverdrinksof the waterthat I will givehim shall neverthirst;but the waterthat I will givehim will becomein him a wellof waterspringingup to eternallife."
"He who believesin Me, as the Scripturesaid,From his innermost beingwill flowriversof livingwater.'"
"However,there will be nopooramong you, sincethe LORDwill surelyblessyou in the landwhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou as an inheritanceto possess,
Nowmay our Godand FatherHimselfand Jesusour Lorddirectour wayto you;
