⁷ for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(A)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,

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)

¹⁰ They will neither hunger nor thirst,^(A)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.^(B)
He who has compassion^(C) on them will guide^(D) them
    and lead them beside springs^(E) of water.

⁴ He will stand and shepherd his flock^(A)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness^(B)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.