^{22 Ref} And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.

^{23 Ref} And have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them -- my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd,

^{24 Ref} And I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken.

^{25 Ref} And I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in forests.

^{26 Ref} And I have given them, and the suburbs of my hill, a blessing, And caused the shower to come down in its season, Showers of blessing they are.

^{27 Ref} And given hath the tree of the field its fruit, And the land doth give her increase, And they have been on their land confident, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah, In My breaking the bands of their yoke, And I have delivered them from the hand of those laying service on them.

^{28 Ref} And they are no more a prey to nations, And the beast of the earth devoureth them not, And they have dwelt confidently, And there is none troubling.

^{29 Ref} And I have raised for them a plant for renown, And they are no more consumed by hunger in the land, And they bear no more the shame of the nations.