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11 Bless, O Yahweh, his substance,
    and with the work of his hands you must be pleased;
smite the loins of those who attack him,
    and those hating him, so that they cannot arise.”[a]
12 Of Benjamin he said,
“The beloved of Yahweh dwells securely,[b]
    the Most High[c] shields all around him,
all the day,
    and between his shoulders he dwells.”
13 And of Joseph he said,
    “Blessed by Yahweh is his land,
with[d] the choice things of heaven,
    with[e] dew, and with[f] the deep lying down beneath,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:11 Literally “so that not they stand up”
  2. Deuteronomy 33:12 Literally “in confidence”
  3. Deuteronomy 33:12 This is the most likely reading in context (Most High God). Literally the Hebrew text reads “upon him,” so the NASV translates the first line as: dwell in security “by him”
  4. Deuteronomy 33:13 Hebrew “from”
  5. Deuteronomy 33:13 Hebrew “from”
  6. Deuteronomy 33:13 Hebrew “from”