9 For the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob his allotted inheritance.

10 In a desert land he found him,

in a barren and howling waste.

He shielded him and cared for him;

he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

9 For the Lord’s portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

10 He found him in a desert land,

And in the waste howling wilderness;

He led him about, he instructed him,

He kept him as the apple of his eye.

9 “For the people of Israel belong to the Lord;

Jacob is his special possession.

10 He found them in a desert land,

in an empty, howling wasteland.

He surrounded them and watched over them;

he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.

9 For the Lord’s portion is His people;

Jacob is the place of His inheritance.

10 “He found him in a desert land

And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness;

He encircled him, He instructed him,

He kept him as the apple of His eye.

9 The Lord took his people as his share,

the people of Jacob as his very own.

10 He found them in a desert,

a windy, empty land.

He surrounded them and brought them up,

guarding them as those he loved very much.

9 For Jehovah’s portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

10 He found him in a desert land,

And in the waste howling wilderness;

He compassed him about, he cared for him,

He kept him as the apple of his eye.

9 For Jehovah’s portion is his people; Jacob the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, And in the waste, howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he watched over him, He preserved him as the apple of his eye.

9 But the Lord’s people were his property. 

Jacob was his own possession. 

10 He found his people in a desert land, 

in a barren place where animals howl. 

He guarded them, took care of them, 

and protected them because they were helpless. 

9 But the Lord’s portion is His people,

Jacob, His own inheritance.

10 He found him in a desolate land,

in a barren, howling wilderness;

He surrounded him, cared for him,

and protected him as the pupil of His eye.

9 the Lord’s own portion was his people,

Jacob his allotted share.

10 He sustained him in a desert land,

in a howling wilderness waste;

he shielded him, cared for him,

guarded him as the apple of his eye.

9 For Yahweh’s portion was his people,

Jacob the share of his inheritance.

10 He found him in a desert land,

and in a howling, desert wasteland;

he encircled him, he cared for him,

he protected him like the apple of his eye.

9 The Lord’s people are his share.

Jacob is the nation he has received.

10 The Lord found Israel in a desert land.

He found them in an empty and windy wasteland.

He took care of them and kept them safe.

He guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.

9 “For the Lord’s portion is His people;

Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.

10 “He found him in a desert land,

And in the howling waste of a wilderness;

He encircled him, He cared for him,

He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.