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15 For thus says the high and lofty one
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place
    and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(A)

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18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
    and saves the crushed in spirit.(A)

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The Worship God Demands

66 Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
so what kind of house could you build for me,
    what sort of place for me to rest?(A)
All these things my hand has made,
    so all these things are mine,[a]
            says the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
    to the humble and contrite in spirit
    who trembles at my word.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 66.2 Gk Syr: Heb these things came to be

For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he perceives from far away.(A)

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11 Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
    awesome in splendor, doing wonders?(A)

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28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    his understanding is unsearchable.(A)

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Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

34 When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me.

I blessed the Most High
    and praised and honored the one who lives forever.
For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty,
    and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.(A)

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27 He subdues the ancient gods,[a]
    shatters[b] the forces of old;[c]
he drove out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy!’(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 33.27 Cn: Heb The eternal God is a dwelling place
  2. 33.27 Cn: Heb from underneath
  3. 33.27 Or the everlasting arms

He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.(A)

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The Lord is high above all nations
    and his glory above the heavens.(A)

Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,(B)
who looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?(C)

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18 Let them know that you alone,
    whose name is the Lord,
    are the Most High over all the earth.(A)

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20 Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been seen and understood through the things God has made. So they are without excuse,(A)

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49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
    and holy is his name;(A)

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(B)

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The Suffering Servant

13 See, my servant shall prosper;
    he shall be exalted and lifted up
    and shall be very high.(A)

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Before the mountains were brought forth
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.(A)

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16 It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.(A)

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The Good News of Deliverance

61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
    because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
    to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to the prisoners,(A)
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
    to comfort all who mourn,(B)
to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
    to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.(C)

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23 Ages ago I was set up,
    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(A)

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10 But the Lord is the true God;
    he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
    and the nations cannot endure his indignation.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 10.10 Q ms Gk lack 10.10

And one called to another and said,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”(A)

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Psalm 123

Supplication for Mercy

A Song of Ascents.

To you I lift up my eyes,
    O you who are enthroned in the heavens!(A)

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For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.(A)

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    your throne is established from of old;
    you are from everlasting.(A)

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Sing to God; sing praises to his name;
    lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds[a]
his name is the Lord
    be exultant before him.(A)

Father of orphans and protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 68.4 Or cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts