¹¹ He tends his flock like a shepherd:^(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms^(B)
and carries them close to his heart;^(C)
    he gently leads^(D) those that have young.^(E)

¹² Who has measured the waters^(F) in the hollow of his hand,^(G)
    or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?^(H)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
    or weighed the mountains on the scales
    and the hills in a balance?^(I)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit^[a](J) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?^(K)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,^(L)
    or showed him the path of understanding?^(M)

¹⁵ Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;^(N)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.^(O)

²² He sits enthroned^(A) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.^(B)
He stretches out the heavens^(C) like a canopy,^(D)
    and spreads them out like a tent^(E) to live in.^(F)
23 He brings princes^(G) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.^(H)
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root^(I) in the ground,
than he blows^(J) on them and they wither,^(K)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.^(L)

²⁵ “To whom will you compare me?^(M)
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.^(N)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:^(O)
    Who created^(P) all these?
He who brings out the starry host^(Q) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,^(R)
    not one of them is missing.^(S)