The LORDis nearto the brokenheartedAnd savesthose whoare crushedin spirit.
"Returnand sayto Hezekiahthe leaderof My people,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will healyou. On the thirddayyou shall goup to the houseof the LORD.
becauseyour heartwas tenderand you humbledyourselfbeforethe LORDwhen you heardwhatI spokeagainstthisplaceand againstits inhabitantsthat they should becomea desolationand a curse,and you have tornyour clothesand weptbeforeMe, I trulyhave heardyou," declaresthe LORD.
You are near,O LORD,And allYour commandmentsare truth.
The LORDis nearto allwho callupon Him, To allwhocallupon Him in truth.
He will fulfillthe desireof those who fearHim; He will also heartheir cryand will savethem.
He healsthe brokenheartedAnd bindsup their wounds.
Then the earthshookand quaked;And the foundationsof the mountainswere tremblingAnd were shaken,becauseHe was angry.
The sacrificesof Godare a brokenspirit;A brokenand a contriteheart,O God,You will not despise.
We givethanksto You, O God,we givethanks,For Your nameis near;Men declareYour wondrousworks.
SurelyHis salvationis nearto those who fearHim, That glorymay dwellin our land.
Seekthe LORDwhile He may be found;Callupon Him while He is near.
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
The Spiritof the LordGODis upon me, Becausethe LORDhas anointedme To bringgood newsto the afflicted;He has sentme to bindup the brokenhearted,To proclaimlibertyto captivesAnd freedomto prisoners;
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
"Moreover, I will giveyou a newheartand puta newspiritwithinyou; and I will removethe heartof stonefrom your fleshand giveyou a heartof flesh.
"Then you will rememberyour evilwaysand your deedsthat were not good,and you will loatheyourselves in your own sightfor your iniquitiesand your abominations.
"THE SPIRITOF THE LORDIS UPON ME, BECAUSEHE ANOINTEDME TO PREACH THE GOSPELTO THE POOR.HE HAS SENTME TO PROCLAIMRELEASETO THE CAPTIVES,AND RECOVERY OF SIGHTTO THE BLIND,TO SETFREETHOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
