Assurance of Zion’s Salvation
1 For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lampthatburns.
2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
# And allkings your glory.
# You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of theLordwill name.
3 You shall also bea crown of glory
In the hand of theLord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
4 You shall no longer be termedForsaken,
# Nor shall your land any more be termedDesolate;
But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
For theLorddelights in you,
And your land shall be married.
5 Forasa young man marries a virgin,
Soshall your sons marry you;
Andasthe bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
# Soshall your God rejoice over you.
6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall never hold their peace day or night.
You who make mention of theLord, do not keep silent,
7 And give Him no rest till He establishes
# And till He makes Jerusalema praise in the earth.
8 TheLordhas sworn by His right hand
And by the arm of His strength:
# “Surely I will no longergive your grain
Asfood for your enemies;
And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine,
For which you have labored.
9 But those who have gathered it shall eat it,
And praise theLord;
# Those who have brought it together shall drink itin My holy courts.”
10 Go through,
Go through the gates!
# Prepare the way for the people;
Build up,
Build up the highway!
Take out the stones,
# Lift up a banner for the peoples!
11 Indeed theLordhas proclaimed
To the end of the world:
# “Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
# Behold, Hisrewardiswith Him,
And His work before Him.’ ”
12 And they shall call them The Holy People,
The Redeemed of theLord;
And you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.