Brighteyesgladdenthe heart;Goodnewsputsfaton the bones.
"But nowfor a briefmomentgracehas been[shown] from the LORDour God,to leaveus an escapedremnantand to giveus a pegin His holyplace,that our Godmay enlightenour eyesand grantus a littlerevivingin our bondage.
How blessedare the peoplewho knowthe joyfulsound!O LORD,they walkin the lightof Your countenance.
Anxietyin a man'sheartweighsit down,But a goodwordmakesit glad.
The lightof the righteousrejoices,But the lampof the wickedgoesout.
The LORDis farfrom the wicked,But He hearsthe prayerof the righteous.
He whose earlistensto the life-givingreproofWill dwellamongthe wise.
A joyfulheartis goodmedicine,But a brokenspiritdriesup the bones.
[Like] coldwaterto a wearysoul,So is goodnewsfrom a distantland.
It will be healingto your bodyAnd refreshmentto your bones.
The lightis pleasant,and [it is] goodfor the eyesto seethe sun.
"And the LORDwill continuallyguideyou, And satisfyyour desirein scorchedplaces,And givestrengthto your bones;And you will be like a wateredgarden,And like a springof waterwhosewatersdo not fail.
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.
