“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;^(B)

⁷ The remnant^(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew^(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,^(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.

²² “Joseph^(A) is a fruitful vine,^(B)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches^(C) climb over a wall.^[a]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;^(D)
    they shot at him with hostility.^(E)
24 But his bow remained steady,^(F)
    his strong arms^(G) stayed^[b] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,^(H)
    because of the Shepherd,^(I) the Rock of Israel,^(J)
25 because of your father’s God,^(K) who helps^(L) you,
    because of the Almighty,^[c](M) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,^(N)
    blessings of the breast^(O) and womb.^(P)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than^[d] the bounty of the age-old hills.^(Q)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,^(R)
    on the brow of the prince among^[e] his brothers.^(S)

⁵ I will be like the dew^(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.^(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon^(C)
    he will send down his roots;^(D)

⁴ This is what the Lord says to me:
    “I will remain quiet^(A) and will look on from my dwelling place,^(B)
like shimmering heat in the sunshine,^(C)
    like a cloud of dew^(D) in the heat of harvest.”