For the LORDhas builtup Zion;He has appearedin His glory.
The LORDbuildsup Jerusalem;He gathersthe outcastsof Israel.
By Your favordogoodto Zion;Buildthe wallsof Jerusalem.
For Godwill saveZionand buildthe citiesof Judah,That they may dwellthereand possessit.
The heavensdeclareHis righteousness,And allthe peopleshave seenHis glory.
"Thisis the plandevisedagainstthe wholeearth;and thisis the handthat is stretchedout againstallthe nations.
So they will fearthe nameof the LORDfrom the westAnd His gloryfrom the risingof the sun,For He will comelike a rushingstreamWhich the windof the LORDdrives.
"Nationswill cometo your light,And kingsto the brightnessof your rising.
"Allthe flocksof Kedarwill be gatheredtogether to you, The ramsof Nebaiothwill ministerto you; They will goup with acceptanceon My altar,And I shall glorifyMy glorioushouse.
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
"For I know their worksand their thoughts;the time is comingto gatherallnationsand tongues.And they shall comeand seeMy glory.
"AgainI will buildyou and you will be rebuilt,O virginof Israel!Againyou will takeup your tambourines,And goforthto the dancesof the merrymakers.
I will restorethe fortunesof Judahand the fortunesof Israeland will rebuildthem as they were at first.
"The womenof My peopleyou evict,Each [one] from her pleasanthouse.From her childrenyou takeMy splendorforever.
"But cursedbe the swindlerwho hasa malein his flockand vowsit, but sacrificesa blemishedanimalto the Lord,for I am a greatKing,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"and My nameis fearedamong the nations."
