²⁷ “He draws up the drops of water,^(A)
    which distill as rain to the streams^[a];^(B)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers^(C) fall on mankind.^(D)

²⁶ to water^(A) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,^(B)
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?^(C)
28 Does the rain have a father?^(D)
    Who fathers the drops of dew?

²² Do any of the worthless idols^(A) of the nations bring rain?^(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.^(C)