By Your favordogoodto Zion;Buildthe wallsof Jerusalem.
Then I saidto them, "You seethe badsituationwe are in, that Jerusalemis desolateand its gatesburnedby fire.Come,let us rebuildthe wallof Jerusalemsothat we will nolongerbe a reproach."
For the LORDhas builtup Zion;He has appearedin His glory.
The LORDbuildsup Jerusalem;He gathersthe outcastsof Israel.
RedeemIsrael,O God,Out of allhis troubles.
ThenI said,"Behold,I come;In the scrollof the bookit is writtenof me.
For Godwill saveZionand buildthe citiesof Judah,That they may dwellthereand possessit.
Indeed,the LORDwill comfortZion;He will comfortallher wasteplaces.And her wildernessHe will makelike Eden,And her desertlike the gardenof the LORD;Joyand gladnesswill be foundin her, Thanksgivingand soundof a melody.
"Those from among you will rebuildthe ancientruins;You will raiseup the age-oldfoundations;And you will be calledthe repairerof the breach,The restorerof the streetsin which to dwell.
For Zion'ssakeI will not keepsilent,And for Jerusalem'ssakeI will not keepquiet,Untilher righteousnessgoesforthlike brightness,And her salvationlike a torchthat is burning.
You whohave escapedthe sword,Depart!Do not stay!Rememberthe LORDfrom afar,And let Jerusalemcometo your mind.
"So you are to knowand discern[that] from the issuingof a decreeto restoreand rebuildJerusalemuntilMessiahthe Prince[there will be] sevenweeksand sixty-twoweeks;it will be builtagain,with plazaand moat,even in timesof distress.
Does the LORDtakedelightin thousandsof rams,In tenthousandriversof oil?Shall I presentmy firstborn[for] my rebelliousacts,The fruitof my bodyfor the sinof my soul?
[It will be] a dayfor buildingyour walls.On that daywill your boundarybe extended.
For I,' declaresthe LORD,will be a wallof firearoundher, and I will be the gloryin her midst.'"
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
To thisendalsowe prayfor you always,that our Godwill count you worthyof your calling,and fulfilleverydesirefor goodnessand the workof faithwith power,
