⁴ He determines the number of the stars^(A)
    and calls them each by name.

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom^(A)
    or the strong boast of their strength^(B)
    or the rich boast of their riches,^(C)

⁷ All streams flow into the sea,
    yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
    there they return again.^(A)

²⁶ then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,^(A)
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;^(B)
    he will restore them to full well-being.^(C)

²⁰ Leave Babylon,
    flee^(A) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy^(B)
    and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;^(C)
    say, “The Lord has redeemed^(D) his servant Jacob.”

¹⁷ Every hand will go limp;^(A)
    every leg will be wet with urine.^(B)