The Message Bible MSG
New International Version NIV
17 Though the cherry trees don't blossom and the strawberries don't ripen, Though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, Though the sheep pens are sheepless and the cattle barns empty,
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Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
18 I'm singing joyful praise to God. I'm turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God.
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yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 Counting on God's Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I'm king of the mountain! (For congregational use, with a full orchestra.)
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The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.
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