Then the moonwill be abashedand the sunashamed,For the LORDof hostswill reignon MountZionand in Jerusalem,And [His] glorywill be beforeHis elders.
The LORDreigns,let the earthrejoice;Let the manyislandsbe glad.
Miriamansweredthem, "Singto the LORD,for He is highlyexalted;The horseand his riderHe has hurledinto the sea."
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
For the starsof heavenand their constellationsWill not flashforththeir light;The sunwill be darkwhen it risesAnd the moonwill not shedits light.
The lightof the moonwill be as the lightof the sun,and the lightof the sunwill be seventimes[brighter], like the lightof sevendays,on the daythe LORDbindsup the fractureof His peopleand healsthe bruiseHe has inflicted.
Your eyeswill seethe Kingin His beauty;They will beholda far-distantland.
For the LORDis our judge,The LORDis our lawgiver,The LORDis our king;He will saveus--
Howlovelyon the mountainsAre the feetof him who bringsgood news,Who announcespeaceAnd bringsgood newsof happiness,Who announcessalvation,[And] saysto Zion,"Your Godreigns!"
"Arise,shine;for your lighthas come,And the gloryof the LORDhas risenupon you.
"Nolongerwill you havethe sunfor lightby day,Norfor brightnesswill the moongiveyou light;But you will havethe LORDfor an everlastinglight,And your Godfor your glory.
"Your sunwill nolongerset,Norwill your moonwane;For you will havethe LORDfor an everlastinglight,And the daysof your mourningwill be over.
"[The city shall be] 18,000[cubits] roundabout;and the nameof the cityfrom [that] day[shall be], 'The LORDis there.'"
But the saintsof the HighestOnewill receivethe kingdomand possessthe kingdomforever,for allagesto come.'
Then the sovereignty,the dominionand the greatnessof [all] the kingdomsunderthe wholeheavenwill be givento the peopleof the saintsof the HighestOne;His kingdom[will be] an everlastingkingdom,and allthe dominionswill serveand obeyHim.'
"The sunwill be turnedinto darknessAnd the mooninto bloodBeforethe greatand awesomedayof the LORDcomes.
The sunand moongrowdarkAnd the starslosetheir brightness.
The delivererswill ascendMountZionTo judgethe mountainof Esau,And the kingdomwill be the LORD'S.
"I will makethe lamea remnantAnd the outcastsa strongnation,And the LORDwill reignoverthem in MountZionFrom nowon and forever.
In that daythere will be nolight;the luminarieswill dwindle.
For it will be a uniquedaywhichis knownto the LORD,neitherdaynornight,but it will comeabout that at eveningtimethere will be light.
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
"But immediatelyafterthe tribulationof thosedaysTHE SUNWILL BE DARKENED,AND THE MOONWILL NOT GIVEITS LIGHT,AND THE STARSWILL FALLfrom the sky,and the powersof the heavenswill be shaken.
Your kingdomcome.Your willbe done,On earthas it is in heaven.
And do not leadus into temptation,but deliverus from evil.[For Yoursis the kingdomand the powerand the gloryforever.Amen].'
But you have cometo MountZionand to the cityof the livingGod,the heavenlyJerusalem,and to myriadsof angels,
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
ThenI looked,and behold,the Lamb[was] standingon MountZion,and with Him one hundredand forty-fourthousand,havingHis nameand the nameof His Fatherwrittenon their foreheads.
And the twenty-foureldersand the fourliving creaturesfell downand worshipedGodwho sitson the thronesaying,"Amen.Hallelujah!"
ThenI heard[something] likethe voiceof a greatmultitudeand likethe soundof manywatersand likethe soundof mightypeals of thunder,saying,"Hallelujah!For the Lordour God,the Almighty,reigns.
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.
