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For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, Until her ^(C1)righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her ^(C2)salvation like a torch that is burning.

The ^(C1)nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory; And you will be called by a new ^(C2)name Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.

You will also be a ^(C1)crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, And a royal headband in the hand of your God.

It will no longer be said to you, "^(F1)(C1)Forsaken," Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "^(F2)Desolate"; But you will be called, "^(F3)My delight is in her," And your land, "^(F4)(C2)Married"; For the ^(C3)LORD delights in you, And to Him your land will be married.

For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the ^(F1)groom rejoices over the bride, So your ^(C1)God will rejoice over you.

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed ^(C1)watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who ^(C2)profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

And ^(C1)give Him no rest until He establishes And makes ^(C2)Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.

^(C1)The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: "I will ^(C2)never again give your grain as food for your enemies, Nor will ^(F1)foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."

But those who ^(C1)harvest it will eat it and praise the LORD; And those who gather it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

Go through, ^(C1)go through the gates, Clear a way ^(F1)for the people! ^(C2)Build up, build up the ^(C3)highway, Remove the stones, lift up a ^(C4)flag over the peoples.

Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ^(C1)end of the earth: ^(C2)Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your ^(C3)salvation is coming; ^(C4)Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him."

And they will call them, "^(C1)The holy people, The ^(C2)redeemed of the LORD"; And you will be called, "Sought Out, A City ^(C3)Not Abandoned."

Who is this who comes from ^(C1)Edom, With ^(C2)garments of ^(F1)glowing colors from ^(C3)Bozrah, This One who is majestic in His apparel, ^(F2)Marching in the greatness of His strength? "It is I, the One who speaks in righteousness, ^(C4)mighty to save."

Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who ^(C1)treads in the wine press?

"^(C1)I have trodden the wine trough alone, And from the peoples there was no one with Me. I also ^(C2)trod them in My anger And ^(C3)trampled them in My wrath; And ^(C4)their ^(F1)lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, And I ^(F2)stained all My clothes.

-"For the ^(C1)day of vengeance was in My heart, And My year of redemption has come.

-"I looked, but there was ^(C1)no one to help, And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; So My ^(C2)own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath upheld Me.

-"I ^(C1)trampled down the peoples in My anger And made them ^(C2)drunk with My wrath, And I ^(F1)poured out their lifeblood on the earth."

I will make mention of the ^(C1)mercies of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has granted us, And the great ^(C2)goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His ^(C3)compassion And according to the abundance of His mercies.

For He said, "Certainly they are ^(C1)My people, Sons who will not deal falsely." So He became their ^(C2)Savior.

In all their distress ^(F1)(C1)He was distressed, And the ^(C2)angel of His presence saved them; In His ^(C3)love and in His mercy He ^(C4)redeemed them, And He ^(C5)lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

But they ^(C1)rebelled And grieved His ^(C2)Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.

Then ^(C1)His people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is ^(C2)He who brought them up out of the sea with the ^(F1)shepherds of His flock? Where is He who ^(C3)put His Holy Spirit in the midst of ^(F2)them,

Who caused His ^(C1)glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, Who ^(C2)divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,

Who led them through the depths? Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^(C1)stumble;

Like the cattle which go down into the valley, The Spirit of the ^(C1)LORD gave ^(F1)them rest. So You ^(C2)led Your people, To make for Yourself a glorious name.

^(C1)Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^(C2)lofty habitation; Where are Your ^(C3)zeal and Your mighty deeds? The ^(C4)stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.

For You are our ^(C1)Father, though ^(C2)Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our Father, Our ^(C3)Redeemer from ancient times is Your name.

Why, LORD, do You ^(C1)cause us to stray from Your ways And ^(C2)harden our heart from fearing You? ^(C3)Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while, Our adversaries have ^(C1)trampled it down.

We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, Like those who were not called by Your name.

^(F1)Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and ^(C1)come down, That the mountains would ^(C2)quake at Your presence—

^(F1)As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil— To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the ^(C1)nations may tremble at Your presence!

When You did ^(C1)awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.

For from days of old ^(C1)they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of one who ^(C2)waits for Him.

You ^(C1)meet him who rejoices in ^(C2)doing righteousness, Who ^(C3)remembers You in Your ways. Behold, ^(C4)You were angry, for we sinned, We continued in ^(F1)our sins for a long time; Yet shall we be saved?

For all of us have become like one who is ^(C1)unclean, And all our ^(C2)righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us ^(C3)wither like a leaf, And our ^(C4)wrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.

There is ^(C1)no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself to take hold of You; For You have ^(C2)hidden Your face from us And have ^(F1)surrendered us to the power of our wrongdoings.

But now, LORD, ^(C1)You are our Father; We are the ^(C2)clay, and You our potter, And all of us are the ^(C3)work of Your hand.

Do not be ^(C1)angry beyond measure, LORD, ^(C2)Nor remember wrongdoing forever. Behold, please look, all of us are ^(C3)Your people.

Your ^(C1)holy cities have become a ^(C2)wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Our holy and beautiful ^(C1)house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And ^(C2)all our precious things have become a ruin.

Will You ^(C1)restrain Yourself at these things, LORD? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?