The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People 61:1 The spirit of the sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, 61:2 to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will
61:11 For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the sovereign LORD will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations. The Lord Takes Delight in Zion 62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem
The Victorious Divine Warrior 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? “It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!” 63:2 Why are your clothes red? Why do you look like someone who has stomped
64:1 (63:19b) If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you! 64:2 (64:1) As when fire ignites dry wood, or fire makes water boil, let your adversaries know who you are, and may the nations shake at your presence! 64:3 When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise, you came down, and
The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly 65:1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name. 65:2 I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious
66:1 This is what the LORD says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest? 66:2 My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what