¹² You will go out in joy^(A)
    and be led forth in peace;^(B)
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song^(C) before you,
and all the trees^(D) of the field
    will clap their hands.^(E)

⁷ Even the stork in the sky
    knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
    observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know^(A)
    the requirements of the Lord.

¹⁵ Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk^(A) in the light^(B) of your presence, Lord.

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”^[a](C)

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”^[b](D)

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”^[c](E)

“The Root of Jesse^(F) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”^[d](G)

⁵ I will be like the dew^(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.^(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon^(C)
    he will send down his roots;^(D)
6     his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,^(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.^(F)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;^(G)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom^(H) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine^(I) of Lebanon.^(J)