Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth;
burst into song, O mountains!

For the Lord comforts his people
and will have compassion
on his afflicted ones.

But Zion said,
"The Lord has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me."

"Can a mother forget
the baby at her breast
and have no compassion
on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!

See, I have engraved you
on the palms of my hands;

(Isaiah 49:13-16 NIV)