Peace, Quietness, and Confidence forever

In that day—
"Sing about a fruitful vineyard:

I, YHWH, watch over it;
I water it continually.
I guard it day and night
so that no one may harm it.

I am not angry..."

The fortress will be abandoned,
the noisy city deserted;
citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever,
the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest.

Justice will dwell in the desert
and righteousness live in the fertile field.
The fruit of righteousness will be peace;
the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
in secure homes,
in undisturbed places of rest.

Though hail flattens the forest
and the city is leveled completely,
how blessed you will be,
sowing your seed by every stream,
and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.

YHWH is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.

He will be the sure foundation for your times,
a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;
the fear of YHWH is the key to this treasure.

You who are far away, hear what I have done;
you who are near, acknowledge my power!

The sinners in Zion are terrified;
trembling grips the godless:
"Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?"

He who walks righteously
and speaks what is right,
who rejects gain from extortion
and keeps his hand from accepting bribes,
who stops his ears against plots of murder
and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil-

this is the man who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
His bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail him.

Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals;
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.

There YHWH will be our Mighty One.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship will sail them.

For YHWH is our judge,
YHWH is our lawgiver,
YHWH is our king;
it is he who will save us.

No one living in Zion will say, "I am ill";
and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.

Isaiah 27:2-4a, 32:14-20, 33:5,6,13-16,20-22,24 NIV

[Yahweh, we praise the fruit and the effect of righteousness.]