²⁷ May those who delight in my vindication^(A)
    shout for joy^(B) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
    who delights^(C) in the well-being of his servant.”^(D)

¹⁸ May it please you to prosper Zion,^(A)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.^(B)

“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,^(A)
    the most beautiful inheritance^(B) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’^(C)
    and not turn away from following me.

²⁴ but let the one who boasts boast^(A) about this:
    that they have the understanding to know^(B) me,
that I am the Lord,^(C) who exercises kindness,^(D)
    justice and righteousness^(E) on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.