8 Thus says the Lord:
“In an ^aacceptable time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will¹ preserve You ^band give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate¹ heritages; ‡

9 That You may say ^ato the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. ‡

12 Surely ^athese shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.” ‡

13 ^aSing, O heavens!
Be joyful, O earth!
And break out in singing, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
And will have mercy on His afflicted. ‡