The LORDhas broughtaboutour vindication;Comeand let us recountin ZionThe workof the LORDour God!
I will not die,but live,And tellof the worksof the LORD.
He will bringforthyour righteousnessas the lightAnd your judgmentas the noonday.
Then allmenwill fear,And they will declarethe workof God,And will considerwhatHe has done.
Come[and] hear,allwho fearGod,And I will tellof whatHe has donefor my soul.
That I may tellof allYour praises,That in the gatesof the daughterof ZionI may rejoicein Your salvation.
They raisetheir voices,they shoutfor joy;They cryout from the westconcerning the majestyof the LORD.
"Speakkindlyto Jerusalem;And callout to her, that her warfarehas ended,That her iniquityhas been removed,That she has receivedof the LORD'ShandDoublefor allher sins."
So the ransomedof the LORDwill returnAnd comewith joyfulshoutingto Zion,And everlastingjoy[will be] on their heads.They will obtaingladnessand joy,And sorrowand sighingwill fleeaway.
There is a soundof fugitivesand refugeesfrom the landof Babylon,To declarein Zionthe vengeanceof the LORDour God,Vengeancefor His temple.
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstBabylon,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe landof the Chaldeans:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
