The Lord Takes Delight in Zion

62:1 “For the sake of Zion I will not be silent,
for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet,
until her vindication shines brightly,¹
and her deliverance burns like a torch.”
62:2 Nations will see your vindication,
and all kings your splendor.
You will be called by a new name
that the LORD himself will give.²
62:3 You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the LORD,
a royal turban in the hand of your God.
62:4 You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,”
and your land will no longer be called, “Desolate.”
Indeed,³ you will be called, “My Delight is in Her,”⁴
and your land, “Married.”⁵
For the LORD will take delight in you,
and your land will be “married.”⁶
62:5 As a young man marries a young woman,
so your builder⁷ will marry you.
As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
62:6 I⁸ post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they should keep praying all day and all night.⁹
You who pray to¹⁰ the LORD, don’t be silent!
62:7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem,¹¹
until he makes Jerusalem the pride¹² of the earth.
62:8 The LORD swears an oath by his right hand,
by his strong arm:¹³
“I will never again give your grain
to your enemies as food,
and foreigners will not drink your wine,
which you worked hard to produce.

62:9 But those who harvest the grain¹⁴ will eat it,
and will praise the LORD.
Those who pick the grapes will drink the wine¹⁵
in the courts of my holy sanctuary.”
62:10 Come through! Come through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people!
Build it! Build the roadway!
Remove the stones!
Lift a signal flag for the nations!
62:11 Look, the LORD announces to the entire earth:¹⁶
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘Look, your deliverer comes!
Look, his reward is with him,
and his reward goes before him!’“¹⁷
62:12 They will be called, “The Holy People,
the Ones Protected¹⁸ by the LORD.”
You will be called, “Sought After,
City Not Abandoned.”