~ comforted his people ~ 23_ISA_49_13  Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains, for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. #, 23_ISA_52_09  Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. #,