Isa 52:7-10, 65:14, 66:10-14, Jer 31:11-12, Zep 3:14-15, Mat 21:5-9 | ESV | STEP | How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news , who publishes peace , who brings good news of happiness , who publishes salvation , who says to Zion , Your God reigns .

Isaiah 52:7-10

7 ^aHow beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, ^bwho brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8 The voice of ^cyour watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
^dfor eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 ^eBreak forth together into singing,
^fyou waste places of Jerusalem,
for ^gthe Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 ^hThe Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
ⁱand all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 65:14

14 behold, ^jmy servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart
and shall wail for breaking of spirit.

Isaiah 66:10-14

10 ^k“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her;
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious abundance.” ^{▼▼Or breast}
12 For thus says the Lord:
^m“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and ⁿyou shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
and bounced upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
so ^oI will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
^pyour bones shall flourish like the grass;
and ^qthe hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.

Jeremiah 31:11-12

11 ^rFor the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from ^shands too strong for him.
12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
^tand they shall be radiant ^uover the goodness of the Lord,
^vover the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
^wtheir life shall be like a watered garden,
^xand they shall languish no more.

Zephaniah 3:14-15

Israel’s Joy and Restoration

14 ^ySing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
^zThe King of Israel, ^aathe Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.

Matthew 21:5-9

5 ^ab“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
^achumble, and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, ^{▼▼Or donkey, and on a colt,} the foal of a beast of burden.’”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd ^aespread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ^af“Hosanna to ^agthe Son of David! ^ahBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna ^aiin the highest!”