3 The Lord will surely comfort Zionand will look with compassion on all her ruins;he will make her deserts like Eden,her wastelands like the garden of the Lord.Joy and gladness will be found in her,thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
4 ‘Listen to me, my people;hear me, my nation:instruction will go out from me;my justice will become a light to the nations.
5 My righteousness draws near speedily,my salvation is on the way,and my arm will bring justice to the nations.The islands will look to meand wait in hope for my arm.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,look at the earth beneath;the heavens will vanish like smoke,the earth will wear out like a garmentand its inhabitants die like flies.But my salvation will last for ever,my righteousness will never fail.
7 ‘Hear me, you who know what is right,you people who have taken my instruction to heart:do not fear the reproach of mere mortalsor be terrified by their insults.
8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment;the worm will devour them like wool.But my righteousness will last for ever,my salvation through all generations.’
9 Awake, awake, arm of the Lord,clothe yourself with strength!Awake, as in days gone by,as in generations of old.Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces,who pierced that monster through?