¹⁸ “Forget the former things;^(A)
    do not dwell on the past.
¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing!^(B)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness^(C)
    and streams in the wasteland.^(D)

²⁴ Can plunder be taken from warriors,^(A)
    or captives be rescued from the fierce^[a]?

“Yes, captives^(B) will be taken from warriors,^(C)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;^(D)
I will contend with those who contend with you,^(E)
    and your children I will save.^(F)
26 I will make your oppressors^(G) eat^(H) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,^(I) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know^(J)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(K)
    your Redeemer,^(L) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(M)”

²⁷ So God created^(A) mankind^(B) in his own image,^(C)
    in the image of God^(D) he created them;
    male and female^(E) he created them.^(F)

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.^(C)
You shall name him^(D) Ishmael,^[a](E)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.^(F)
12 He will be a wild donkey^(G) of a man;
    his hand will be against everyone
    and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
    toward^[b] all his brothers.^(H)”

‘The parents^(A) have eaten sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’^(B)

⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,^(H)
His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding^(I) made the heavens,^(J)
His love endures forever.
⁶ who spread out the earth^(K) upon the waters,^(L)
His love endures forever.
⁷ who made the great lights^(M)—
His love endures forever.
⁸ the sun to govern^(N) the day,
His love endures forever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn^(O) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out^(P) from among them
His love endures forever.
¹² with a mighty hand^(Q) and outstretched arm;^(R)
His love endures forever.

¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea^[a](S) asunder
His love endures forever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through^(T) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;^(U)
His love endures forever.

¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;^(V)
His love endures forever.

¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,^(W)
His love endures forever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings^(X)—
His love endures forever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites^(Y)
His love endures forever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan^(Z)—
His love endures forever.
²¹ and gave their land^(AA) as an inheritance,^(AB)
His love endures forever.
²² an inheritance^(AC) to his servant Israel.^(AD)
His love endures forever.

²³ He remembered us^(AE) in our low estate
His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us^(AF) from our enemies.^(AG)
His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food^(AH) to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks^(AI) to the God of heaven.^(AJ)
His love endures forever.^(AK)