The Year of the
LORD's Favor
The Spirit
of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed
me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners, [a] to proclaim the
year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in
Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of
righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his
splendor.