² The Spirit^(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom^(B) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,^(C)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—

⁴ You have been a refuge^(A) for the poor,^(B)
    a refuge for the needy^(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm^(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless^(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

¹⁵ till the Spirit^(A) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,^(B)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.^(C)