²⁶ to water^(A) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,^(B)

³⁵ He turned the desert into pools of water^(A)
    and the parched ground into flowing springs;^(B)

²² Do any of the worthless idols^(A) of the nations bring rain?^(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.^(C)

¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing!^(A)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness^(B)
    and streams in the wasteland.^(C)
20 The wild animals^(D) honor me,
    the jackals^(E) and the owls,
because I provide water^(F) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,

⁸ He covers the sky with clouds;^(A)
    he supplies the earth with rain^(B)
    and makes grass grow^(C) on the hills.
⁹ He provides food^(D) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens^(E) when they call.

¹⁰ He makes springs^(A) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
¹¹ They give water^(B) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys^(C) quench their thirst.
¹² The birds of the sky^(D) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.^(E)
13 He waters the mountains^(F) from his upper chambers;^(G)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.^(H)
14 He makes grass grow^(I) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food^(J) from the earth:

²⁷ “He draws up the drops of water,^(A)
    which distill as rain to the streams^[a];^(B)