Lord, you’ve done this great thing for my sake and your own desire. You made this great thing known to me.
You’ve done this great thing because of your promise and your own desire. You made it known to me.
“What more can I do for you in light of the honor ⌞you have given⌟ to me and since you know me so well!
“Lord, there is no one like you, and there is no other god except you, as we have heard with our own ears.
His work is glorious and majestic. His righteousness continues forever.
He has revealed the power of his works to his people by giving them the lands of other nations as an inheritance.
O Lord, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.
“I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”
Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
He said to me, “You are my servant Israel. I will display my glory through you.”
“Our God, listen to my prayer and request. For your own sake, Lord, look favorably on your holy place, which is lying in ruins.
Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.
This was God’s plan for all of history which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.