^2 (A)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
^(B)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

^4 (A)For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
    a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
    ^(B)a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
^(C)for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

^6 (A)For to us a child is born,
    to us ^(B)a son is given;
^(C)and the government shall be ^(D)upon^[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called^[b]
Wonderful ^(E)Counselor, ^(F)Mighty God,
    ^(G)Everlasting ^(H)Father, Prince of ^(I)Peace.

⁷ “Awake, O sword, against ^(A)my shepherd,
    against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.

^3 (A)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
    and my blessing on your descendants.

²⁰ The wild beasts will honor me,
    ^(A)the jackals and the ostriches,
^(B)for I give water in the wilderness,
    rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,

^18 (A)I will open rivers on the bare heights,
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
^(B)I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
    and the dry land springs of water.