1. ‘Listen to me, you who pursue righteousnessand who seek the Lord:look to the rock from which you were cutand to the quarry from which you were hewn;
2. look to Abraham, your father,and to Sarah, who gave you birth.When I called him he was only one man,and I blessed him and made him many.
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.