14 So rule your people with your rod. Rule the flock of people who belong to you. That flock lives alone in the woods and up on Mount Carmel. That flock lives in Bashan and Gilead as they did in the past.
15 I did many miracles when I took you out of Egypt. I will let you see more miracles like that.
16 The nations will see those miracles, and they will be ashamed. They will see that their “power” is nothing compared to mine. They will be amazed and put their hands over their mouths. They will cover their ears and refuse to listen.
17 They will crawl in the dust like a snake. They will shake with fear. They will be like insects crawling from their holes in the ground and coming to the Lord our God. God, they will fear and respect you!
18 There is no God like you. You take away people’s guilt. God will forgive his people who survive. He will not stay angry with them forever, because he enjoys being kind.
19 He will come back and comfort us again. He will throw all our sins into the deep sea.
20 God, please be true to Jacob. Be kind and loyal to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.