The LORDhas takenaway[His] judgmentsagainst you, He has clearedawayyour enemies.The Kingof Israel,the LORD,is in your midst;You will feardisasternomore.
So she conceivedand borea sonand said,"Godhas takenawaymy reproach."
Let Israelbe gladin his Maker;Let the sonsof Zionrejoicein their King.
The fearof the LORDis clean,enduringforever;The judgmentsof the LORDare true;they are righteousaltogether.
You withdrewallYour fury;You turnedawayfrom Your burninganger.
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
He will swallowup deathfor alltime,And the LordGODwill wipetearsawayfrom allfaces,And He will removethe reproachof His peoplefrom allthe earth;For the LORDhas spoken.
For the LORDis our judge,The LORDis our lawgiver,The LORDis our king;He will saveus--
And the ransomedof the LORDwill returnAnd comewith joyfulshoutingto Zion,With everlastingjoyupon their heads.They will findgladnessand joy,And sorrowand sighingwill fleeaway.
Thussaysyour Lord,the LORD,even your GodWho contendsfor His people,"Behold,I have takenout of your handthe cupof reeling,The chaliceof My anger;You will neverdrinkit again.
Breakforth,shoutjoyfullytogether,You wasteplacesof Jerusalem;For the LORDhas comfortedHis people,He has redeemedJerusalem.
"In righteousnessyou will be established;You will be farfrom oppression,for you will not fear;And from terror,for it will not comenearyou.
"Violencewill not be heardagainin your land,Nordevastationor destructionwithin your borders;But you will callyour wallssalvation,and your gatespraise.
"I will also rejoicein Jerusalemand be gladin My people;And there will nolongerbe heardin her The voiceof weepingand the soundof crying.
Behold,listen!The cryof the daughterof my peoplefrom a distantland:"Is the LORDnot in Zion?Is her Kingnot within her?" "Whyhave they provokedMe with their gravenimages,with foreignidols?"
"Becauseyou have said,'These twonationsand these twolandswill be mine, and we will possessthem,' although the LORDwas there,
"I will not let you hearinsultsfrom the nationsanymore,norwill you beardisgracefrom the peoplesanylonger,norwill you cause your nationto stumbleanylonger,"declaresthe LordGOD.'"
"I will not hideMy facefrom them anylonger,for I will have pouredout My Spiriton the houseof Israel,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"[The city shall be] 18,000[cubits] roundabout;and the nameof the cityfrom [that] day[shall be], 'The LORDis there.'"
Then you will knowthat I am the LORDyour God,Dwellingin Zion,My holymountain.So Jerusalemwill be holy,And strangerswill passthrough it nomore.
"I will also plantthem on their land,And they will not againbe rootedout from their landWhichI have giventhem," Saysthe LORDyour God.
Then my enemywill see,And shamewill coverher who saidto me, "Whereis the LORDyour God?"My eyeswill lookon her; At that timeshe will be trampleddownLike mireof the streets.
"For the violencedone to Lebanonwill overwhelmyou, And the devastationof [its] beastsby which you terrifiedthem, Becauseof humanbloodshedand violencedone to the land,To the townand allits inhabitants.
"Becauseyou have lootedmanynations,Allthe remainderof the peopleswill lootyou-- Becauseof humanbloodshedand violencedone to the land,To the townand allits inhabitants.
"The LORDyour Godis in your midst,A victoriouswarrior.He will exultoveryou with joy,He will be quietin His love,He will rejoiceoveryou with shoutsof joy.
The LORDis righteouswithinher; He will donoinjustice.EverymorningHe bringsHis justiceto light;He does not fail.But the unjustknowsnoshame.
"It will comeabout in that daythat I will makeJerusalema heavystonefor allthe peoples;allwho liftit will be severelyinjured.And allthe nationsof the earthwill be gatheredagainstit.
People will livein it, and there will nolongerbe a curse,for Jerusalemwill dwellin security.
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
NathanaelansweredHim, "Rabbi,You are the Sonof God;You are the Kingof Israel."
"FEARNOT, DAUGHTEROF ZION;BEHOLD,YOUR KINGIS COMING,SEATEDON A DONKEY'SCOLT."
Pilatealsowrotean inscriptionand putit on the cross.It was written,"JESUSTHE NAZARENE,THE KINGOF THE JEWS."
"I candonothingon My own initiative.As I hear,I judge;and My judgmentis just,becauseI do not seekMy ownwill,but the willof Him who sentMe.
ThenI hearda loudvoicein heaven,saying,"Nowthe salvation,and the power,and the kingdomof our Godand the authorityof His Christhave come,for the accuserof our brethrenhas been throwndown, he who accusesthem beforeour Goddayand night.
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
And on His robeand on His thighHe hasa namewritten,"KINGOF KINGS,AND LORDOF LORDS."
"For thisreason,they are beforethe throneof God;and they serveHim dayand nightin His temple;and He who sitson the thronewill spread His tabernacleoverthem.
