DAY 23

賽 51:11 - 16

11 耶和華救贖的民必歸回、歌唱來到錫安。
永樂必歸到他們的頭上、他們必得著歡喜快樂、
憂愁歎息盡都逃避。
12 惟有我、是安慰你們的。
你是誰、竟怕那必死的人、怕那要變如草的世人。
13 卻忘記鋪張諸天、立定地基、創造你的耶和華。
又因欺壓者圖謀毀滅要發的暴怒、整天害怕。
其實那欺壓者的暴怒在那裏呢。
14 被擄去的快得釋放、必不死而下坑。
他的食物、也不致缺乏。
15 我是耶和華你的　神、攪動大海、使海中的波浪匉訇。
萬軍之耶和華是我的名。
16 我將我的話傳給你、用我的手影遮蔽你、
為要栽定諸天、立定地基。又對錫安說、你是我的百姓。

賽 52 :1 – 2，7 - 10

1 錫安哪，興起！興起！披上你的能力！
聖城耶路撒冷啊，穿上你華美的衣服！
因為從今以後，未受割禮、不潔淨的必不再進入你中間。
2 耶路撒冷啊，要抖下塵土！起來坐在位上！
錫安被擄的居民（原文是女子）哪，
要解開你頸項的鎖鍊！

7 那報佳音，傳平安，報好信，傳救恩的，
對錫安說：你的 神作王了！這人的腳登山何等佳美！
8 聽啊，你守望之人的聲音，他們揚起聲來，一同歌唱；
因為耶和華歸回錫安的時候，他們必親眼看見。
9 耶路撒冷的荒場啊，要發起歡聲，一同歌唱；
因為耶和華安慰了他的百姓，救贖了耶路撒冷。
10 耶和華在萬國眼前露出聖臂；
地極的人都看見我們　神的救恩了。

Isa. 51:11-16

11 So the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
12 “ I, even I, am He who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?
13 And you forget the LORD your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
And where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.
15 But I am the LORD your God,
Who divided the sea whose waves roared—
The LORD of hosts is His name.
16 And I have put My words in your mouth;
I have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
That I may plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

Isa. 52:1-2

1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.
2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise;
Sit down, O Jerusalem!
Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion!

7 How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
“ Your God reigns!”
8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices,
With their voices they shall sing together;
For they shall see eye to eye
When the LORD brings back Zion.
9 Break forth into joy, sing together,
You waste places of Jerusalem!
For the LORD has comforted His people,
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The LORD has made bare His holy arm
In the eyes of all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see
The salvation of our God.