13 Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth;
burst into song, O mountains!
For the LORD comforts his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. |
14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me." |
15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you! |
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me. |
17 Your sons hasten back,
and those who laid you waste depart from you. |