Isaiah 43:16-21

New Century Version

¹⁶ This is what the Lord says.
    He is the one who made a road through the sea
    and a path through rough waters.
¹⁷ He is the one who defeated the chariots and horses
    and the mighty armies.
They fell together and will never rise again.
    They were destroyed as a flame is put out.
¹⁸ The Lord says, “Forget what happened before,
    and do not think about the past.
¹⁹ Look at the new thing I am going to do.
    It is already happening. Don’t you see it?
I will make a road in the desert
    and rivers in the dry land.
²⁰ Even the wild animals will be thankful to me—
    the wild dogs and owls.
They will honor me when I put water in the desert
    and rivers in the dry land
to give water to my people, the ones I chose.
²¹ The people I made
    will sing songs to praise me.