1 Listen to me, you who look for righteousness, you who seek the Lord:Look to the rock from which you were cutand to the quarry where you were dug.
2 Look to Abraham your ancestor,and to Sarah, who gave you birth.They were alone when I called them, but I blessed themand made them many.
3 The Lord will comfort Zion;he will comfort all her ruins.He will make her desert like Edenand her wilderness like the Lord’s garden.Happiness and joy will be found in her—thanks and the sound of singing.
4 Pay attention to me, my people;listen to me, my nation,for teaching will go out from me,my justice, as a light to the nations.
5 I will quickly bring my victory.My salvation is on its way,and my arm will judge the peoples.The coastlands hope for me;they wait for my judgment.