“May the God before whom my fathers
    Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,^(B)
the God who has been my shepherd^(C)
    all my life to this day,

²⁴ But his bow remained steady,^(A)
    his strong arms^(B) stayed^[a] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,^(C)
    because of the Shepherd,^(D) the Rock of Israel,^(E)

¹⁰ “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:^(A)
‘He who scattered^(B) Israel will gather^(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’^(D)