Isaiah 62:1-5 by Robert Alter Lyrics

1 For Zion’s sake I will not be still,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,
Till her triumph emerges like radiance
And her deliverance burns like a torch
2 and nations see your triumph
And all kings, your glory
And you shall be called a new name
That the mouth of the LORD shall fix.
3. And you shall become a crown of splendor in the hand of the LORD
And a regal diadem in the palm of your God.
4. No more shall be said of you “Forsaken”
And of your land no more be said “Desolation”
For you shall be called “My Delight Is in Her”
And your land, “The One Bedded.”
For the LORD delights in you
And your land shall be bedded.
5. As a young man beds a virgin,
Your sons shall bed you,
And a bridegroom’s rejoicing over the bride
Shall your God rejoice over you.