1. Listen to me, you people who pursue what is right and seek the Lord.Look to the rock from which you were cutand to the quarry from which you were dug.
2. Look to Abraham, your ancestor,and to Sarah, from whom you are descended.When I called Abraham, he was childless.I blessed him and gave him many descendants.
3. So the Lord will comfort Zion.He will comfort all those who live among its ruins.He will make its desert like Eden.He will make its wilderness like the garden of the Lord.Joy and gladness will be found in it,thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
4. Pay attention to me, my people.Open your ears to hear me, my nation.My teachings will go out from me.My justice will become a light for the people.
5. My righteousness is near.My salvation is on the way.I will bring justice to people.The coastlands put their hope in me,and they wait eagerly for me.
6. Look at the sky.Look at the earth below.The sky will vanish like smoke.The earth will wear out like clothing,and those who live there will die like flies.But my salvation will last forever,and my righteousness will never fail.
7. Listen to me, you people who know righteousness,you people who have my teachings in your hearts.Don’t be afraid of being insulted by people.Don’t be discouraged by their ridicule.
8. Moths will eat them like clothing.Worms will devour them like wool.But my righteousness will last forever,and my salvation will last throughout every generation.
9. Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Lord!Wake up as you did in days long past, as in generations long ago.Didn’t you cut Rahab into pieces and stab the serpent?