¹⁶ the Angel^(A) who has delivered me from all harm^(B)
    —may he bless^(C) these boys.^(D)
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,^(E)
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”^(F)

² “The Lord is my strength^(A) and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(B)
He is my God,^(C) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt^(D) him.

¹⁵ Jeshurun^[a](A) grew fat^(B) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned^(C) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock^(D) their Savior.

³¹ For their rock is not like our Rock,^(A)
    as even our enemies concede.^(B)

³⁹ “See now that I myself am he!^(A)
    There is no god besides me.^(B)
I put to death^(C) and I bring to life,^(D)
    I have wounded and I will heal,^(E)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.^(F)

²⁵ The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,^(A)
    and your strength will equal your days.^(B)

²⁶ “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,^(C)
    who rides^(D) across the heavens to help you^(E)
    and on the clouds^(F) in his majesty.^(G)
27 The eternal^(H) God is your refuge,^(I)
    and underneath are the everlasting^(J) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,^(K)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’^(L)
28 So Israel will live in safety;^(M)
    Jacob will dwell^[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.^(N)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!^(O)
    Who is like you,^(P)
    a people saved by the Lord?^(Q)
He is your shield and helper^(R)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.^(S)”