Elder Jeffrey R. Holland summarized these verses: “This poetic passage provides yet another reminder of Christ’s saving role, that of protective, redeeming parent to Zion’s children. He comforts his people and shows mercy when they are afflicted, as any loving father or mother would toward a child. … Christ will not forget the children he has redeemed or the covenant he has made with them for salvation in Zion” (Christ and the New Covenant, 84).