Zephaniah 3:14–20

A Song of Joy

¹⁴Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter Jerusalem!^*

¹⁵The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;

he has turned away your enemies.

The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall fear disaster no more.^*

¹⁶On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

“Do not fear, O Zion;

do not let your hands grow weak.^*

¹⁷The Lord, your God, is in your midst,

a warrior who gives victory;

he will rejoice over you with gladness;

he will renew you^m in his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing^*

¹⁸as on a day of festival.”ⁿ

I will remove disaster from you,^o

so that you will not bear reproach for it.

¹⁹I will deal with all your oppressors

at that time.

And I will save the lame

and gather the outcast,

and I will change their shame into praise

and renown in all the earth.^*

²⁰At that time I will bring you home,

at the time when I gather you;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all the peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes, says the Lord.^*