⁸ He will destroy death forever.^(A)
The Lord God will wipe away the tears
from every face^(B)
and remove His people’s disgrace^(C)
from the whole earth,
for the Lord has spoken.

¹¹ And the redeemed of the Lord will return^(A)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.

¹⁷ For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them;^(A)
He will guide them to springs of living waters,^(B)
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.^(C)