¹ The LORD says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? ² Why, when I came, was there no one? ³ I clothe the heavens with blackness. ⁴ The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, ⁵ The Lord GOD has opened my ear. ⁶ I gave my back to those who beat me, ⁷ For the Lord GOD will help me. ⁸ He who justifies me is near.
Let us stand up together.
Let him come near to me. ⁹ Behold, the Lord GOD will help me! ¹⁰ Who among you fears the LORD ¹¹ Behold, all you who kindle a fire,