After these things the Word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will make you strong; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.

Do not fear, for you shall not be ashamed; nor be humiliated, for you shall not be put to shame. For you shall forget the shame of your youth, and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood any more.

but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Therefore, do not fear, O My servant Jacob, says Jehovah. Do not be dismayed, O Israel. For lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob shall return, and shall be at rest, and be quiet, and no one shall make him afraid.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not, Zion. Do not let your hands be weak.

Jehovah your God is mighty in your midst; He will save. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will quiet you in His love. He rejoices over you with joyful praise.

so again I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem, and the house of Judah. Do not fear.

They trickle on the pastures of the wilderness; and the little hills are girded with rejoicing.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forests shall rejoice before Jehovah.

let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together before Jehovah,

The wilderness and the desert shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.

Sing, O heavens; for Jehovah has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel!

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into praise, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

And it shall come to pass in that day that I will answer, says Jehovah. I will answer the heavens, and they shall respond to the earth.

But I will remove the northern army far from you, and I will drive him into a dry and desolate land with his face toward the eastern sea, and his back toward the western sea. And his stench shall come up, and his foul odor shall rise, because he did things to magnify himself.

For ask now concerning the former days, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard.

Now therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes:

Only fear Jehovah, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, You who have done great things. O God, who is like You,

i1 [A Song of Ascents.] i0 par When Jehovah brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.

Jehovah has done great things for us, and we are joyful.

Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and unfathomable things which you do not know.