⁶ he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant^(A)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.^(B)
I will also make you a light^(C) for the Gentiles,^(D)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”^(E)

⁶ For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)
7 Of the greatness of his government^(J) and peace^(K)
    there will be no end.^(L)
He will reign^(M) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice^(N) and righteousness^(O)
    from that time on and forever.^(P)
The zeal^(Q) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

⁴ He will stand and shepherd his flock^(A)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness^(B)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

⁵ And he will be our peace^(C)
    when the Assyrians invade^(D) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,^(E)

²⁷ All the ends of the earth^(A)
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,^(B)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord^(C)
    and he rules over the nations.

² Beautiful^(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon^[a](B) is Mount Zion,^(C)
    the city of the Great King.^(D)

¹² Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;^(A)
    praise your God, Zion.

¹³ He strengthens the bars of your gates^(B)
    and blesses your people^(C) within you.
¹⁴ He grants peace^(D) to your borders
    and satisfies you^(E) with the finest of wheat.^(F)

² Let Israel rejoice^(A) in their Maker;^(B)
    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.^(C)