⁹ Surely the Lord’s property was his people;
    Jacob was his part of the inheritance.
¹⁰ God found^[a] Israel in a wild land—
        in a howling desert wasteland—
    he protected him, cared for him,
    watched over him with his very own eye.
¹¹ Like an eagle protecting its nest,
    hovering over its young,
God spread out his wings, took hold of Israel,
    carried him on his back.