fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
But now YHWH who created you, Jacob, and ʜᴇ who formed you, Israel, says: “Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.
Zion, bringer of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up and do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Look! Y’all’s God!”
“Is it nothing to all y’all who pass by? Y’all look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, with which YHWH has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
They twisted a crown of thorns and put it on his head. Then they a reed in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”