11 Lord, bless his possessions,[a]
and accept the work of his hands.
Break the back[b] of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.

12 He said about Benjamin:

The Lord’s beloved rests[c] securely on him.
He[d] shields him all day long,
and he rests on his shoulders.[e]

13 He said about Joseph:

May his land be blessed by the Lord
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 33:11 Or abilities
  2. 33:11 Or waist
  3. 33:12 Or Let the Lord’s beloved rest
  4. 33:12 LXX reads The Most High
  5. 33:12 Or and he dwells among his mountain slopes

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