This translation is from the New American Bible. Other translations are available here. Information about the original Hebrew meaning of what seem to be the key words is provided in blue immediately below the scriptural text. Collection of scriptures dealing with similar principles are hyperlinked at the end of this post.
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R. (see 10d) The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, proclaim it on distant isles, and say:
He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together, he guards them as a shepherd his flock.
R. The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
The LORD shall ransom Jacob, he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.
Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the LORD's blessings: The grain, the wine, and the oil, the sheep and the oxen.
R. The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
Then the virgins shall make merry and dance, and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.
R. The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
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hear = שָׁמַע = šāmaʿ Blue Letter Bible listen to, obey; perceive by ear; hear with attention or interest; give heed; consent, agree; yield to; be obedient; hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.); hear and answer
proclaim = נָגַד = nāḡaḏ Blue Letter Bible be conspicuous, tell, make known; to tell, announce, report; make known, expound; inform of; to publish, declare; to avow, acknowledge, confess; stand boldly out; manifest; to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); expose, predict, explain, praise; profess; utter; be in front, be in sight; celebrate with praise; be courageous, vigorous, effective, be apparent; declare, make known, expound, especially of something before not understood, concealed or mysterious
gather = קָבַץ = qāḇaṣ Blue Letter Bible collect, gather, assemble; take with the hand; take hold of; heap; grasp; collect; congregate; take away, draw in, withdraw
shepherd = רָעָה = rāʿâ Blue Letter Bible to pasture, tend, graze, feed; guard, care for; nourish, feed; to tend a flock, i.e. pasture it; to associate with (as a friend); to delight in; to be a special friend; to govern, rule; figurative of ruler, and teacher
come streaming= נָהַר = nāhar Blue Letter Bible to flow, stream; to shine, beam, light, burn; beam, be radiant; sparkle; be lightened; be glad, rejoice
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