Isaiah 12

English Standard Version

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 You^[a] will say ^(A)in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
^(B)your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.

²“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for ^(C)the Lord God^[b] is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”

³^(D)With joy you^[c] will draw water from the wells of salvation. ⁴^(E)And you will say in that day:

^(F)“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
^(G)make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim ^(H)that his name is exalted.

⁵^(I)“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known^[d] in all the earth.
⁶Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great ^(J)in your^[e] midst is ^(K)the Holy One of Israel.”

Footnotes

Isaiah 12:1 The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1
Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord
Isaiah 12:3 The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 3, 4
Isaiah 12:5 Or this is made known
Isaiah 12:6 The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion

Psalm 113

English Standard Version

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
^(B)Praise, O ^(C)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(E)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(F)the name of the Lord is ^(G)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(H)high above all nations,
    and his ^(I)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(J)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(K)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(L)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(M)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(N)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(O)Praise the Lord!