Turn to the Lord and pray to him,
now that he is near.

Let the wicked leave their way of life
and change their way of thinking.
Let them turn to the Lord, our God;
he is merciful and quick to forgive.

"My thoughts," says the Lord,
"are not like yours,
and my ways are different form yours.

As high as the heavens
are above the earth,
so high are my ways and thoughts
above yours. "My word is like the snow and the rain
that come down from the sky
to water the earth.
They make the crops grow and provide seed for sowing and food to eat.

So also will be the word that I speak -
it will not fail to do what I plan for it;
it will do everything I send it to do.

You will leave Babylon with joy;
you will be led out of the city in peace.
The mountains and hills
will burst into singing,
and the trees will shout for joy.

(Jesaja 55 / 6-12)