1 The Spirit of the Lord God is on me;because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the humble.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim liberty to the captives,and release to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.