⁵ Though the nations around us follow their idols,
    we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.

⁶ “In that coming day,” says the Lord,
“I will gather together those who are lame,
    those who have been exiles,
    and those whom I have filled with grief.
⁷ Those who are weak will survive as a remnant;
    those who were exiles will become a strong nation.
Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem^[a]
    as their king forever.”