^23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every ^(B)knee shall bow,
^(C)Every tongue shall take an oath.

^16 (A)So that he who blesses himself in the earth
Shall bless himself in the God of truth;
And ^(B)he who swears in the earth
Shall swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My eyes.