How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,(A)
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”(B)
The voices of your watchmen(C)
they lift up their voices,
shouting for joy together;
for every eye will see
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Be joyful, rejoice together,
you ruins of Jerusalem!(D)
For the Lord has comforted His people;(E)
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has displayed His holy arm
in the sight of all the nations;(F)
all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.(G)

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How delightful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
    who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns as a king.”
The voices[a] of your watchmen! They lift up their voices;[b]
    together they sing for joy;
        for they clearly[c] see Yahweh’s return to Zion.
Break forth,
    sing for joy together, ruins of Jerusalem,
for Yahweh has comforted his people;
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Yahweh has bared his holy arm[d] to the eyes of all the nations,
    and all the ends[e] of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:8 Hebrew “voice”
  2. Isaiah 52:8 Hebrew “voice”
  3. Isaiah 52:8 Literally “eye in eye “
  4. Isaiah 52:10 Literally “the arm of his holiness”
  5. Isaiah 52:10 Hebrew “end”