17 Even though the fig trees have no fruit

and no grapes grow on the vines,

even though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no corn,

even though the sheep all die

and the cattle stalls are empty,

18 I will still be joyful and glad,

because the Lord God is my saviour.

19 The Sovereign Lord gives me strength.

He makes me sure-footed as a deer,

and keeps me safe on the mountains.