So I pasturedthe flock[doomed] to slaughter,hencethe afflictedof the flock.And I tookfor myself twostaffs:the oneI calledFavorand the otherI calledUnion;so I pasturedthe flock.
EventhoughI walkthrough the valleyof the shadowof death,I fearnoevil,for You are with me; Your rodand Your staff,they comfortme.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
Let the favorof the Lordour Godbe upon us; And confirmfor us the workof our hands;Yes, confirmthe workof our hands.
But with righteousnessHe will judgethe poor,And decidewith fairnessfor the afflictedof the earth;And He will strikethe earthwith the rodof His mouth,And with the breathof His lipsHe will slaythe wicked.
Like a shepherdHe will tendHis flock,In His armHe will gatherthe lambsAnd carry[them] in His bosom;He will gently leadthe nursing[ewes].
The Spiritof the LordGODis upon me, Becausethe LORDhas anointedme To bringgood newsto the afflicted;He has sentme to bindup the brokenhearted,To proclaimlibertyto captivesAnd freedomto prisoners;
But someof the poorestpeoplewhohadnothing,Nebuzaradanthe captainof the bodyguardleftbehindin the landof Judah,and gavethem vineyardsand fieldsat that time.
For everytenthpartof herdor flock,whateverpassesunderthe rod,the tenthone shall be holyto the LORD.
ShepherdYour peoplewith Your scepter,The flockof Your possessionWhich dwellsby itselfin the woodland,In the midstof a fruitfulfield.Let them feedin Bashanand GileadAs in the daysof old.
"But I will leaveamongyou A humbleand lowlypeople,And they will takerefugein the nameof the LORD.
Then I cutin piecesmy secondstaffUnion,to breakthe brotherhoodbetweenJudahand Israel.
Thussaysthe LORDmy God,"Pasturethe flock[doomed] to slaughter.
[the] BLINDRECEIVE SIGHTand [the] lamewalk,[the] lepersare cleansedand [the] deafhear,[the] deadare raisedup, and [the] POORHAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHEDTO THEM.
"DavidhimselfcallsHim 'Lord;soin what senseis He his son?"And the largecrowdenjoyedlisteningto Him.
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
He tookhis stickin his handand chosefor himself fivesmoothstonesfrom the brook,and putthem in the shepherd'sbagwhichhe had, even in [his] pouch,and his slingwas in his hand;and he approachedthe Philistine.
The Philistinesaidto David,"Am I a dog,that you cometo me with sticks?"And the PhilistinecursedDavidby his gods.
