⁶Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
   and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
I am the first and I am the last;
   besides me there is no god.
⁷Who is like me? Let them proclaim it,
   let them declare and set it forth before me.
Who has announced from of old the things to come?^*
   Let them tell us^* what is yet to be.
⁸Do not fear, or be afraid;
   have I not told you from of old and declared it?
   You are my witnesses!
Is there any god besides me?
   There is no other rock; I know not one.

Israel Is Not Forgotten

²¹Remember these things, O Jacob,
   and Israel, for you are my servant;
I formed you, you are my servant;
   O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
²²I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
   and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

²³Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
   shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
   O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
   and will be glorified in Israel.