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28 The people of Israel will ·lie down [reside; dwell] in safety.
    Jacob’s ·spring [or abode] is theirs alone.
Theirs is a land full of grain and new wine,
    where the ·skies [heavens] drop their dew.
29 Israel, you are blessed!
    ·No one else [L Who…?] is like you,
    because you are a people saved by the Lord.
He is your shield and helper,
    your glorious sword.
Your enemies will ·be afraid of you [come cringing to you],
    and you will ·walk all over [trample] their ·holy places [L high places; or backs].”

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28 So Israel will live in safety;(A)
    Jacob will dwell[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(B)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(C)
    Who is like you,(D)
    a people saved by the Lord?(E)
He is your shield and helper(F)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is