¹⁸ May it please you to prosper Zion,^(A)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.^(B)

³ Our God is in heaven;^(A)
    he does whatever pleases him.^(B)

⁶ The Lord does whatever pleases him,^(A)
    in the heavens and on the earth,^(B)
    in the seas and all their depths.

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.^(A)

¹¹ so is my word^(A) that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,^(B)
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose^(C) for which I sent it.