23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.(A)

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22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”(A)

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I gave my back to those who struck me
    and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
    from insult and spitting.(A)

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15 Happy are the people who know the festal shout,
    who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance;(A)

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You are the most handsome of men;
    grace is poured upon your lips;
    therefore God has blessed you forever.(A)

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One thing I asked of the Lord;
    this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
    and to inquire in his temple.(A)

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There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!
    Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”(A)
You have put gladness in my heart
    more than when their grain and wine abound.(B)

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The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication

The Lord God has given me
    a trained tongue,[a]
that I may know how to sustain
    the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens,
    wakens my ear
    to listen as those who are taught.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 50.4 Cn: Heb of those who are taught