ISAIAH 55:12 - "Literally Speaking"

"Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto the Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the Joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is Holy; neither be ye grieved. And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them." (Nehemiah 8:10-12) The people of Israel were deeply sad, because as Ezra the priest, brought the Law before them, and read it to them; then as they worshiped God, they began to understand it, and see just how far they had fallen short: "And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is Holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law." (v.9) The word 'Literal' means: Accurate; True; Undeviating; Precise; Original. If we are to consider verse 12 of Isaiah to be literally speaking about a Joy and a Peace, which would manifest such a mighty response of praise; then we would have to conclude that this Joy and this Peace was provide by God. In other words; it is God who literally gives us this Joy and this Peace for our journey towards Him. Just as with the people of Israel, who had they walked in what they actually felt, would have walked in sorrow and misery; for they had realized just how far they had fallen short of keeping His Laws. But God; instructed the people to be glad, and to be full of His Joy, and to have His Peace upon them; because He was doing a great work in their lives; which was in despite of themselves, but was for His Glory. So, since this Joy and this Peace is given to us by God, it is True Joy and Peace that can not be moved; it is established in our hearts, and is not based upon what we do, or do not do; but instead is based upon what God has done and is doing. Therefore, we must walk in obedience, and move out in our lives declaring it; anticipating that it is there and will be manifested; because God has said that it is so. When we look upon it in this way, we can then come to realize that the reason the mountains and the hills break forth before us into singing, is because the Lord is being praised for the Joy which He has provided; and since He has provided it, it shall not be moved. And the trees of the fields will clap their hands, because the Peace that He has given us has been established for all eternity; it can not be removed. It is a mighty covenant; God's promise to us; and it is the beginning of the knowledge of Him; as we walk in it, we see Him, and experience the fullness of His Joy and His Peace. "The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, He hath cast out thine enemy; The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: Thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will Save, He will rejoice over thee with Joy; He will rest in His Love, He will Joy over thee with singing." (Zephaniah 3:15-17)