14. With your shepherd’s staff, take care of your people,the sheep that belong to you.They live alone in the woods, in fertile pastures.Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead like before.
15. Let us see miracleslike the time you came out of Egypt.
16. Nations will see this and be ashamed in spite of all their strength.They will put their hands over their mouths.Their ears will become deaf.
17. They will lick dust like snakes,like animals that crawl on the ground.They will come out of their hiding places trembling.They will turn away from your presence in fear, O Lord our God.They will be afraid of you.
18. Who is a God like you?You forgive sinand overlook the rebellion of your faithful people.You will not be angry forever,because you would rather show mercy.