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Exaltation of the Afflicted
Because the Loʀᴅ has anointed me
He has sent me to DIs 57:15bind up the brokenhearted,
To EIs 42:7; 49:9proclaim liberty to captives
And 3Lit opening to those who are boundfreedom to prisoners;
2 To AIs 49:8; 60:10proclaim the favorable year of the Loʀᴅ
And the BIs 2:12; 13:6; 34:2, 8day of vengeance of our God;
To CIs 57:18; Jer 31:13; Matt 5:4comfort all who mourn,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The BPs 23:5; 45:7; 104:15oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called 1Or terebinthsCIs 60:21; Jer 17:7, 8oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the Loʀᴅ, that He may be glorified.
4 Then they will AIs 49:8; 58:12; Ezek 36:33; Amos 9:14rebuild the ancient ruins,
They will raise up the former devastations;
And they will repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
5 AIs 14:2; 60:10Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And 1Lit sons of the foreignerforeigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the AIs 66:21priests of the Loʀᴅ;
You will be spoken of as BIs 56:6ministers of our God.
You will eat the CIs 60:5, 11wealth of nations,
And in their 1Or gloryriches you will boast.
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
CPs 16:11Everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 For I, the Loʀᴅ, AIs 5:16; 28:17; 30:18love justice,
I hate robbery 1Or with iniquityin the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their recompense
And make an BGen 17:7; Ps 105:10; Is 55:3; Jer 32:40everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations,
And their descendants in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the AIs 44:3offspring whom the Loʀᴅ has blessed.
10 I will AIs 12:1, 2; 25:9; 41:16; 51:3rejoice greatly in the Loʀᴅ,
My soul will exult in BIs 49:4my God;
For He has CIs 49:18; 52:1clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And DRev 21:2as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the AIs 4:2; 55:10earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord 1Heb YHWH, usually rendered LoʀᴅGoᴅ will BIs 45:23, 24; 60:18, 21cause CPs 72:3; 85:11righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations.
A61:1 Is 11:2; 48:16; Luke 4:18
161:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Loʀᴅ
261:1 Or humble
361:1 Lit opening to those who are bound
C61:2 Is 57:18; Jer 31:13; Matt 5:4
161:3 Or terebinths
A61:4 Is 49:8; 58:12; Ezek 36:33; Amos 9:14
161:5 Lit sons of the foreigner
161:6 Or glory
161:8 Or with iniquity
B61:8 Gen 17:7; Ps 105:10; Is 55:3; Jer 32:40
A61:10 Is 12:1, 2; 25:9; 41:16; 51:3
161:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Loʀᴅ
B61:11 Is 45:23, 24; 60:18, 21