8. When God Most High divided up the nations—when he divided up humankind—he decided the people’s boundariesbased on the number of the gods.
9. Surely the Lord’s property was his people;Jacob was his part of the inheritance.
10. God found Israel in a wild land—in a howling desert wasteland—he protected him, cared for him,watched over him with his very own eye.
11. Like an eagle protecting its nest,hovering over its young,God spread out his wings, took hold of Israel,carried him on his back.
12. The Lord alone led Israel;no foreign god assisted.