⁶ Then will the lame^(A) leap like a deer,^(B)
    and the mute tongue^(C) shout for joy.^(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams^(E) in the desert.

¹⁰     and those the Lord has rescued^(A) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;^(B)
    everlasting joy^(C) will crown their heads.
Gladness^(D) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.^(E)

²³ Sing for joy,^(A) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth^(B) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,^(C)
    you forests and all your trees,^(D)
for the Lord has redeemed^(E) Jacob,
    he displays his glory^(F) in Israel.

²⁰ Leave Babylon,
    flee^(A) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy^(B)
    and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;^(C)
    say, “The Lord has redeemed^(D) his servant Jacob.”

¹³ Shout for joy,^(A) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;^(B)
    burst into song, you mountains!^(C)
For the Lord comforts^(D) his people
    and will have compassion^(E) on his afflicted ones.^(F)

¹¹ Those the Lord has rescued^(A) will return.
    They will enter Zion with singing;^(B)
    everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy^(C) will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.^(D)

⁸ Listen! Your watchmen^(A) lift up their voices;^(B)
    together they shout for joy.^(C)
When the Lord returns^(D) to Zion,^(E)
    they will see it with their own eyes.