Do not fear,O land,rejoiceand be glad,For the LORDhas donegreatthings.
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
For Your righteousness,O God,[reaches] to the heavens,You whohave donegreatthings;O God,whois likeYou?
Let the riversclaptheir hands,Let the mountainssingtogetherfor joy
The wildernessand the desertwill be glad,And the Arabahwill rejoiceand blossom;Like the crocus
Do not fear,for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookabout you, for I am your God.I will strengthenyou, surelyI will helpyou, SurelyI will upholdyou with My righteousrighthand.'
Shoutfor joy,O heavens,for the LORDhas done[it]! Shoutjoyfully,you lowerpartsof the earth;Breakforthinto a shoutof joy,you mountains,O forest,and everytreein it; For the LORDhas redeemedJacobAnd in IsraelHe showsforth His glory.
"Fearnot, for you will not be putto shame;And do not feelhumiliated,for you will not be disgraced;But you will forgetthe shameof your youth,And the reproachof your widowhoodyou will remembernomore.
"For you will goout with joyAnd be ledforthwith peace;The mountainsand the hillswill breakforthinto shoutsof joybeforeyou, And allthe treesof the fieldwill clap[their] hands.
Callto Me and I will answeryou, and I will tellyou greatand mightythings,which you do not know.'
"It will comeabout in that daythat I will respond,"declaresthe LORD."I will respondto the heavens,and they will respondto the earth,
"But I will removethe northern[army] farfrom you, And I will driveit into a parchedand desolateland,And its vanguardinto the easternsea,And its rearguard into the westernsea.And its stenchwill ariseand its foulsmellwill comeup, For it has donegreatthings."
"You will have plentyto eatand be satisfiedAnd praisethe nameof the LORDyour God,Whohas dealtwondrouslywith you; Then My peoplewill neverbe putto shame.
soI have againpurposedin thesedaysto dogoodto Jerusalemand to the houseof Judah.Do not fear!
"Indeed,asknowconcerning the formerdayswhichwere beforeyou, sincethe daythat Godcreatedmanon the earth,and [inquire] from one endof the heavensto the other.Has [anything] been donelike thisgreatthing,orhas [anything] been heardlikeit?
"Evennow,takeyour standand seethisgreatthingwhichthe LORDwill dobefore your eyes.
"Onlyfearthe LORDand serveHim in truthwith allyour heart;for considerwhatgreatthingsHe has donefor you.
