Isaiah 62:1-5 The Bridegroom rejoices in this bride.

 1  For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.  2  The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name which the mouth of the LORD will give.  3  You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.  4  You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My delight is in her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.  5  For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. The Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version Second Catholic edition (2006), with the ecclesiastical approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Thomas Nelson Publishing for Ignatius Press.

 1  For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.

 2  The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name which the mouth of the LORD will give. 

3  You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the

LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

 4  You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My delight is in her, and your land Married; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married. 

5  For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

In this psalm we hear the Lord (God the Father), tell about his delight in Jerusalem being restored. When they were in Babylon they felt forsaken and desolate. The city will take on a new relationship with God, that of a bridegroom and his city, the bride. Jerusalem will be named Hephzibah (“My delight is in her”) and Beulah (“Married one”). “ Your land married,” the land of Israel will take on the marriage relationship with the God who delights in his bride. The words “so will your sons marry you” (Jerusalem) imply that people again will live in Jerusalem and God will be happy about them returning to him as a bride.

In this psalm we hear the Lord (God the Father), tell about his delight in Jerusalem being restored.

When they were in Babylon they felt forsaken and desolate.

The city will take on a new relationship with God, that of a bridegroom and his city, the bride.

Jerusalem will be named Hephzibah (“My delight is in her”) and Beulah (“Married one”).

“ Your land married,” the land of Israel will take on the marriage relationship with the God who delights in his bride.

The words “so will your sons marry you” (Jerusalem) imply that people again will live in Jerusalem and God will be happy about them returning to him as a bride.

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