¹⁷ But Israel will be saved^(A) by the Lord
    with an everlasting salvation;^(B)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,^(C)
    to ages everlasting.

³ No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,^(A)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous^(B) without cause.

⁴ “Do not be afraid;^(A) you will not be put to shame.^(B)
    Do not fear disgrace;^(C) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth^(D)
    and remember no more the reproach^(E) of your widowhood.^(F)

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,^(A)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”^[a](B)

²⁶ You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,^(A)
    and you will praise^(B) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders^(C) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.^(D)
27 Then you will know^(E) that I am in Israel,
    that I am the Lord^(F) your God,
    and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.^(G)

²³ Kings^(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.^(B)
They will bow down^(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust^(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;^(E)
    those who hope^(F) in me will not be disappointed.^(G)”

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”^[a](A)

⁴ Trust^(A) in the Lord forever,^(B)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock^(C) eternal.