Isaiah 51:6-16

New American Standard Bible

^6 (A)Raise your eyes to the sky,
Then look to the earth beneath;
For the ^(B)sky will vanish like smoke,
And the ^(C)earth will wear out like a garment
And its inhabitants will die ^[a]in the same way.
But My ^(D)salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not fail.
^7 (E)Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose ^(F)heart is My Law;
Do not fear the ^(G)taunting of ^[b]people,
Nor be terrified of their abuses.
⁸ For the ^(H)moth will eat them like a garment;
Yes, the ^(I)moth will eat them like wool.
But My ^(J)righteousness will be forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”

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

¹² “I, I Myself, am He who ^(T)comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of ^[d](U)mortal man,
And of a son of man who is made like ^(V)grass,
¹³ That you have ^(W)forgotten the Lord your Maker,
Who ^(X)stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you ^(Y)fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he makes ready to destroy?
And where is the rage of the ^(Z)oppressor?