For Godwill saveZionand buildthe citiesof Judah,That they may dwellthereand possessit.
Let the searoar,and allit contains;Let the fieldexult,and allthat is in it.
You will arise[and] havecompassionon Zion;For it is timeto be graciousto her, For the appointedtimehas come.
For the LORDhas builtup Zion;He has appearedin His glory.
AllYour worksshall givethanksto You, O LORD,And Your godlyonesshall blessYou.
My mouthwill speakthe praiseof the LORD,And allfleshwill blessHis holynameforeverand ever.
PraiseHim, highestheavens,And the watersthat are abovethe heavens!
By Your favordogoodto Zion;Buildthe wallsof Jerusalem.
"Howthen will one answerthe messengersof the nation?That the LORDhas foundedZion,And the afflictedof His peoplewill seekrefugein it."
Shoutfor joy,O heavens,for the LORDhas done[it]! Shoutjoyfully,you lowerpartsof the earth;Breakforthinto a shoutof joy,you mountains,O forest,and everytreein it; For the LORDhas redeemedJacobAnd in IsraelHe showsforth His glory.
Confirmingthe wordof His servantAnd performingthe purposeof His messengers.[It is I] who saysof Jerusalem,'She shall be inhabited!'And of the citiesof Judah,They shall be built.'And I will raiseup her ruins[again].
"I bringnearMy righteousness,it is not faroff; And My salvationwill not delay.And I will grantsalvationin Zion,[And] My gloryfor Israel.
"But on MountZionthere will be those whoescape,And it will be holy.And the houseof Jacobwill possesstheir possessions.
ThenI looked,and behold,the Lamb[was] standingon MountZion,and with Him one hundredand forty-fourthousand,havingHis nameand the nameof His Fatherwrittenon their foreheads.
