In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, YAHWEH;1 for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me. 2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for YAH,2 YAHWEH, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.” 3Therefore with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation. 4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to YAHWEH! Call on his Name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his Name is exalted! 5Sing to YAHWEH, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! 6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Al-Quds;3 for great among you is the Holy One of Israel!”
- 12:1 YAHWEH, the name God revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15 – God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.” ↩︎
- 12:2 YAH, abbreviated form of YAHWEH, for which see note 1 above. ↩︎
- 12:6 Al-Quds, meaning “the Holy (City).” The Hebrew text reads Zion, a synonym for Jerusalem. It originally referred to Mount Zion, one of the hills of Jerusalem. ↩︎