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14 Then the Lord will be your delight.
    I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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14 then you will find your joy(A) in the Lord,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights(B) of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance(C) of your father Jacob.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(D)

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13 He let them ride over the highlands
    and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
    and olive oil from the stony ground.

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13 He made him ride on the heights(A) of the land
    and fed him with the fruit of the fields.
He nourished him with honey from the rock,(B)
    and with oil(C) from the flinty crag,

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26 “Then you will take delight in the Almighty
    and look up to God.

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26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(A)
    and will lift up your face(B) to God.(C)

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16 these are the ones who will dwell on high.
    The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
    and they will have water in abundance.

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16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(A)
    whose refuge(B) will be the mountain fortress.(C)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(D) them.

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18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
    I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
    He makes me as surefooted as a deer,[a]
    able to tread upon the heights.

(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:19 Or He gives me the speed of a deer.

18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(A)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(B)

19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;(C)
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.(D)

For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

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19 If you will only obey me,
    you will have plenty to eat.
20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen,
    you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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19 If you are willing and obedient,(A)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(B)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(C)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”(D)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(E)

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29 How blessed you are, O Israel!
    Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord?
He is your protecting shield
    and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
    and you will stomp on their backs!”

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29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
    The Lord has spoken!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 40:3-5 Greek version reads He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, / “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! / Clear a road for our God! / Fill in the valleys, / and level the mountains and hills. / And then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, / and all people will see the salvation sent from God. / The Lord has spoken!” Compare Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6.

And the glory(A) of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.(B)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(C)

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Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you your heart’s desires.

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Take delight(A) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(B)

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You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
    letting them drink from your river of delights.

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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19 “I thought to myself,
    ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
    the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
    and I wanted you never to turn from me.

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19 “I myself said,

“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,(A)
    the most beautiful inheritance(B) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’(C)
    and not turn away from following me.

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You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

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Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(A) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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