"Ifit turnsout that he findsit, trulyI sayto you, he rejoicesoverit morethanoverthe ninety-ninewhich have not gone astray.
The LORDfavorsthose who fearHim, Those who waitfor His lovingkindness.
As a resultof the anguishof His soul,He will see[it and] be satisfied;By His knowledgethe RighteousOne,My Servant,will justifythe many,As He will beartheir iniquities.
For [as] a youngmanmarriesa virgin,[So] your sonswill marryyou; And [as] the bridegroomrejoicesoverthe bride,[So] your Godwill rejoiceoveryou.
"Those who are sicklyyou have not strengthened,the diseasedyou have not healed,the brokenyou have not boundup, the scatteredyou have not broughtback,norhave you soughtfor the lost;but with forceand with severityyou have dominatedthem.
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
"The LORDyour Godis in your midst,A victoriouswarrior.He will exultoveryou with joy,He will be quietin His love,He will rejoiceoveryou with shoutsof joy.
"Whatdo you think?Ifanymanhasa hundredsheep,and oneof them has goneastray,does he not leavethe ninety-nineon the mountainsand goand searchfor the one that is straying?
"Soit is not [the] willof your Fatherwho is in heaventhat oneof theselittle onesperish.
does not rejoicein unrighteousness,but rejoiceswith the truth;
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
