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For the day of punishment was in My heart. And My year to save My people and make them free has come.

I will tell of the loving-kindness of the Lord, and praise Him for all He has done. I will tell of all the Lord has given us, the great goodness He has shown to the family of Israel and given to them because of His loving-pity and His great loving-kindness.

For He said, "For sure they are My people, sons who will not be false to Me." So He saved them from the punishment of sin.

Where is He Who caused His great arm to be at the right hand of Moses? Where is He Who divided the waters in front of them to make for Himself a name that lasts forever.

Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. So You led Your people, to make for Yourself a great and honored name.

For You are our Father. Even though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not see who we are, You, O Lord, are our Father. The One Who bought us and made us free from long ago is Your name.

Your holy people kept Your holy house for a little while. But those who hate us have broken it under their feet.

From long ago no ear has heard and no eye has seen any God besides You, Who works for those who wait for Him.

You meet him who finds joy in doing what is right and good, who remembers You in Your ways. See, You were angry because we sinned. We have been sinning for a long time, and will we be saved?

There is no one who calls on Your name, who stirs himself up to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us, and have given us over to the power of our sins.

"I let Myself be looked for by those who did not ask for Me. I let Myself be found by those who did not look for Me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,' to a nation that did not call on My name.

They say, ‘Keep to yourself. Do not come near me. For I am holier than you.' These are smoke in My nose, a fire that burns all the day.

for both their own sins and the sins of their fathers,'" says the Lord. "Because they have burned special perfume on the mountains and have spoken against Me on the hills, I will give them into their breasts the full pay for what they have done."

The Lord says, "New wine is found in the grapes, and one says, ‘Do not destroy them, for there is still some good in them.' I will act in the same way for My servants, and not destroy them all.

I will bring children from Jacob, and one out of Judah who will have My mountains for a gift. They will be given to My chosen ones, and My servants will live there.

Sharon will become a field for flocks. And the valley of Achor will be a resting place for herds, for My people who look for Me.

But you who turn away from the Lord, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for the false god, Gad, and who fill cups of mixed wine for the false female goddess, Meni,

See, My servants will call out for joy with a glad heart. But you will cry out with pain in your heart and with a broken spirit.

And you will leave your name as a curse for My chosen ones. The Lord God will kill you, but My servants will be called by another name.

"For, see, I will make new heavens and a new earth. The past things will not be remembered or come to mind.