²⁷ The eternal God is your ^(A)dwelling place,^[a]
    and underneath are the everlasting arms.^[b]
And he thrust out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy.’

^18 (A)The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

³     the Lord appeared to him^[a] from far away.
^(A)I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore ^(B)I have continued ^(C)my faithfulness to you.

^{2 [a] (A)}But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of ^(B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be ^(C)ruler in Israel,
^(D)whose coming forth is ^(E)from of old,
    from ancient days.