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10 Look! The Almighty Lord is coming with power.
    He will use his great strength to rule the people.
Look again! He is bringing his gifts with him.
    He brings the prize that he has won in battle.
11 He takes care of his people,
    like a shepherd who takes care of his sheep.[a]
He picks up the young lambs
    and he carries them near to his heart.
He carefully leads the mother sheep that have lambs.

12 Nobody has done what God has done!
    He measured all the water of the seas in one hand.
    He used his hand to measure the whole sky.
    He carefully weighed the soil of the earth.
    He carefully weighed the mountains in his scales,
    and the hills too.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:11 A shepherd is a picture of somebody who takes care of his people. God often thinks about his people as sheep who need a shepherd.

10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes(A) with power,(B)
    and he rules(C) with a mighty arm.(D)
See, his reward(E) is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(F)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(G)
and carries them close to his heart;(H)
    he gently leads(I) those that have young.(J)

12 Who has measured the waters(K) in the hollow of his hand,(L)
    or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(M)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
    or weighed the mountains on the scales
    and the hills in a balance?(N)

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