Exaltation of the Afflicted
The aSpirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me
Because Yahweh has anointed me
To bbring good news to the cafflicted;
He has sent me to dbind up the brokenhearted,
To eproclaim release to captives
And freedom to prisoners,
2 To aproclaim the favorable year of Yahweh
And the bday of vengeance of our God,
To ccomfort all who mourn,
3 To agrant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,
The boil of rejoicing instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called coaks of righteousness,
The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.
4 Then they will arebuild the ancient waste places;
They will raise up the former desolations;
And they will make new the ruined cities,
The desolations from generation to generation.
5 aStrangers will stand and pasture your flocks,
And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the apriests of Yahweh;
You will be spoken of as bministers of our God.
You will eat the cwealth of nations,
And in their glories you will boast.
7 Instead of your ashame you will have a bdouble portion,
And instead of dishonor they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land;
cEverlasting gladness will be theirs.
8 For I, Yahweh, alove justice,
I hate robbery in the burnt offering;
And in truth I will give them their recompense
And cut an beverlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their seed will be known among the nations,
And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the aseed whom Yahweh has blessed.
10 I will arejoice greatly in Yahweh;
My soul will rejoice in bmy God,
For He has cclothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress,
And das a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the aearth brings forth its branches,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out,
So Lord Yahweh will bcause crighteousness and praise
To branch out before all the nations.