²⁰ The Lord’s anointed,^(A) our very life breath,
    was caught in their traps.^(B)
We thought that under his shadow^(C)
    we would live among the nations.

⁶ All the birds of the sky
    nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
    gave birth^(A) under its branches;
all the great nations
    lived in its shade.^(B)

⁷ It was majestic in beauty,
    with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
    to abundant waters.^(A)