Is 51:9-16

9Awake, awake, put on strength,

arm of the LORD!

Awake as in the days of old,

in ages long ago!

Was it not you who crushed Rahab,^*

you who pierced the dragon?^e

10Was it not you who dried up the sea,

the waters of the great deep,^*

You who made the depths of the sea into a way

for the redeemed to pass through?

11Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return

and enter Zion singing,

crowned with everlasting joy;

They will meet with joy and gladness,

sorrow and mourning will flee.

12I, it is I who comfort you.

Can you then fear mortals who die,

human beings who are just grass,

13And forget the LORD, your maker,

who stretched out the heavens

and laid the foundations of earth?

All the day you are in constant dread

of the fury of the oppressor

When he prepares himself to destroy;

but where is the oppressor’s fury?

14The captives shall soon be released;

they shall not die and go down into the pit,

nor shall they want for bread.

15For I am the LORD, your God,

who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar;

the LORD of hosts by name.^f

16I have put my words into your mouth,

I covered you, shielded by my hand,

Stretching out the heavens,

laying the foundations of the earth,

saying to Zion: You are my people.