Isaiah 61:10-62:3

The Voice

¹⁰ I am filled with joy and my soul vibrates with exuberant hope,
    because of the Eternal my God;
For He has dressed me with the garment of salvation,
    wrapped me with the robe of righteousness.
It’s as though I’m dressed for my wedding day,^[a]
    in the very best: a bridegroom’s garland and a bride’s jewels.
¹¹ The whole earth sprouts newness and life in the springtime,
    and green shoots break through the well-seeded garden soil.
That’s what it is like with the Eternal’s victory—
    the Lord will cause justice and praise to sprout up before all the nations, for all peoples to see.

62 I will not keep quiet for Zion’s sake;
    I will not remain silent
Until Jerusalem’s justice shines like the light of a new day
    and her liberation blazes like a torch in the dead of night.
² Jerusalem, the nations of the world will witness your righteousness,
    the most powerful world leaders will see your brilliance,
And you will be called something new, something brand new,
    a name given by none other than the Eternal One.
³ And you will be the crowning glory of the Eternal’s power,
    a royal crown cradled in His palm and held aloft by your God for all to see.