18  In that day ^cthe deaf shall hear

^dthe words of a book,

and out of their gloom and darkness

^ethe eyes of the blind shall see.

1  Behold, ^oa king will reign in righteousness,

and princes will rule in justice.

2  ^pEach will be like a hiding place from the wind,

a shelter from the storm,

^qlike streams of water in a dry place,

like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

3  ^rThen the eyes of those who see will not be closed,

and the ears of those who hear will give attention.

17  ^dYour eyes will behold the king in his beauty;

^ethey will see a land that stretches afar.

5  ^bThen the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

7  ^rto open the eyes that are blind,

to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,

^sfrom the prison those who sit in darkness.

18  Hear, you deaf,

and look, you blind, that you may see!

4  ^mSurely he has borne our griefs

and carried our sorrows;

yet we esteemed him stricken,

ⁿsmitten by God, and afflicted.