1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,you who seek the Lord:look to the rock from which you were hewn,and to the quarry from which you were dug.
2 Look to Abraham your fatherand to Sarah who bore you;for he was but one when I called him,that I might bless him and multiply him.
3 For the Lord comforts Zion;he comforts all her waste placesand makes her wilderness like Eden,her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her,thanksgiving and the voice of song.
4 “Give attention to me, my people,and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me,and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
5 My righteousness draws near,my salvation has gone out,and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me,and for my arm they wait.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke,the earth will wear out like a garment,and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever,and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
7 “Listen to me, you who know righteousness,the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man,nor be dismayed at their revilings.