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Be attentive to me, my people;[a]
    my nation, give ear to me.
For teaching shall go forth from me,
    and my judgment, as light to the peoples.(A)
I will make my victory come swiftly;
    my salvation shall go forth
    and my arm shall judge the nations;
In me the coastlands shall hope,
    and my arm they shall await.

Raise your eyes to the heavens,
    look at the earth below;
Though the heavens vanish like smoke,
    the earth wear out like a garment
    and its inhabitants die like flies,
My salvation shall remain forever
    and my victory shall always be firm.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 51:4–5 The conversion of the nations.
  2. 51:6 While the heavens and the earth appear eternal and changeless, they are not so firm and lasting as God’s saving will for Israel.