< Isaiah 12 >
1 At that time, you [people of Jerusalem] will sing [this song]: “Yahweh, we praise you! [Previously], you were angry with us, but you are not angry now and you have comforted us.
At that time you will say, “I will praise you, Lord! Though you were angry with me, your anger is over, and now you comfort me.
2 Amazingly, you [have come to] save us, [so] we will trust [in you] and not be afraid. Yahweh our God, you enable us to be strong; you are [the one about whom] we sing; you have rescued us [from our enemies].”
Look! God is my salvation! I will trust in him and I won't be afraid! For the Lord is my strength and song, and he has saved me!”
3 You(pl), [his people], will greatly enjoy being saved like [MET] you enjoy drinking water from a fountain.
With great happiness you will take water from the well of salvation.
4 At that time you [all] will say, “We should thank Yahweh! We should praise him [MTY]! We should tell [the people of all] the people-groups what he has done; we should enable them to know that he [MTY] is very great!
At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord, shout out his name! Tell the nations what he has done—let them know of his wonderful character!
5 We should sing to Yahweh, because he has done wonderful things. We should enable everyone in the world to know it!
Sing to the Lord for all the glorious things he's done—let the whole world know!
6 You people of Jerusalem, shout joyfully to praise Yahweh, because he is the great Holy One whom we Israeli [people worship], and he lives among us!”
Shout loudly and sing for joy, you people of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great, and is among you.”