17 The seed shrivels under the clods,
Storehouses are in shambles;
Barns are broken down,
For the grain has withered.

18 How ^athe animals groan!
The herds of cattle are restless,
Because they have no pasture;
Even the flocks of sheep¹ suffer punishment. ‡

19 O Lord, ^ato You I cry out;
For ^bfire has devoured the open pastures,
And a flame has burned all the trees of the field. ‡

20 The beasts of the field also ^acry out to You,
For ^bthe water brooks are dried up,
And fire has devoured the¹ open pastures. ‡