³ “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
    I, even I, will sing to^[a] the Lord;^(A)
    I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.^(B)

⁸ Egypt rises like the Nile,^(A)
    like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their people.’^(B)

¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(A) for those who fear him;^(B)

¹³ What can I say for you?^(A)
    With what can I compare you,
    Daughter^(B) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
    that I may comfort you,
    Virgin Daughter Zion?^(C)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.^(D)
    Who can heal you?