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10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,
    the waters of the great deep,[a]
You who made the depths of the sea into a way
    for the redeemed to pass through?
11 Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return
    and enter Zion singing,
    crowned with everlasting joy;
They will meet with joy and gladness,
    sorrow and mourning will flee.

12 I, it is I who comfort you.
    Can you then fear mortals who die,
    human beings who are just grass,

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Footnotes

  1. 51:10 Great deep: a reference to the primeval chaos (cf. Gn 1:2; 7:11; 49:25; Jb 28:14; Ps 36:7; Jon 2:4).

10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(A)
    the waters of the great deep,(B)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(C)
    so that the redeemed(D) might cross over?
11 Those the Lord has rescued(E) will return.
    They will enter Zion with singing;(F)
    everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(G) will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(H)

12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(I) you.
    Who are you that you fear(J) mere mortals,(K)
    human beings who are but grass,(L)

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