^13 (A)Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
For the ^(B)Lord has comforted His people
And will ^(C)have compassion on His afflicted.

¹² “I, even I, am He who ^(A)comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of ^(B)man who dies
And of the son of man who is made ^(C)like grass,

¹⁰ Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare in the ^(A)coastlands afar off,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will ^(B)gather him
And keep him as a ^(C)shepherd keeps his flock.”
¹¹ For the Lord has ^(D)ransomed Jacob
And redeemed him from the hand of him who was ^(E)stronger than he.
¹² “They will ^(F)come and shout for joy on the ^(G)height of Zion,
And they will be ^(H)radiant over the ^[a]bounty of the Lord—
Over the ^(I)grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the ^(J)flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a ^(K)watered garden,
And they will ^(L)never languish again.
¹³ “Then the virgin will rejoice in the ^(M)dance,
And the young men and the old, together,
For I will ^(N)turn their mourning into joy
And will comfort them and give them ^(O)joy for their sorrow.
¹⁴ “I will ^[b]fill the soul of the priests with ^[c]abundance,
And My people will be ^(P)satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

¹⁴ Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!
^(A)Shout in triumph, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
¹⁵ The Lord has taken away ^(B)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is ^(C)in your midst;
You will ^(D)fear disaster no more.
^16 (E)In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“^(F)Do not be afraid, O Zion;
^(G)Do not let your hands fall limp.
¹⁷ “The Lord your God is ^(H)in your midst,
A ^[a](I)victorious warrior.
He will ^(J)exult over you with joy,
He will ^[b]be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.