Isaiah 51:3-11

New American Standard Bible

³Indeed, ^(A)the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her ^(B)ruins.
And He will make her ^(C)wilderness like ^(D)Eden,
And her desert like the ^(E)garden of the Lord.
^(F)Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.

⁴“^(G)Pay attention to Me, My people,
And listen to Me, My ^[a]nation;
For a ^(H)law will go out from Me,
And I will bring My ^(I)justice as a ^(J)light of the peoples.
⁵My ^(K)righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth,
And My ^(L)arms will judge the peoples;
The ^(M)coastlands will wait for Me,
And they will wait expectantly for My ^(N)arm.
⁶^(O)Raise your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the ^(P)sky will vanish like smoke,
And the ^(Q)earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die ^[b]in the same way.
But My ^(R)salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not fail.
⁷^(S)Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose ^(T)heart is My Law;
Do not fear the ^(U)taunting of ^[c]people,
Nor be terrified of their abuses.
⁸For the ^(V)moth will eat them like a garment;
Yes, the ^(W)moth will eat them like wool.
But My ^(X)righteousness will be forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”

⁹^(Y)Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord;
Awake as in the ^(Z)days of old, the generations of long ago.
^(AA)Was it not You who cut ^[d]Rahab in pieces,
Who pierced the ^(AB)dragon?
¹⁰Was it not You who ^(AC)dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
Who made the depths of the sea a pathway
For the ^(AD)redeemed to cross over?
¹¹And the ^(AE)redeemed of the Lord will return
And come to Zion with joyful shouting,
And ^(AF)everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And ^(AG)sorrow and sighing will flee away.