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The Lord is Exalted
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
The Judgment of God
Woe to you, O destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
Woe to you, O destroyer,
While you were not destroyed;
And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.
As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.
O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.
Be their strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.
At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
At the sound of the tumult peoples flee;
At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.
At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.
And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.
Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;
The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.
And He will be the stability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
Behold, their brave men cry in the streets,
The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased,
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for man.
He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities,
He has no regard for man.
The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.
The land mourns and pines away,
Lebanon is shamed and withers;
Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.
Lebanon is shamed and withers;
Sharon is like a desert plain,
And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD,
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you [as] fire.
“You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble;
My breath will consume you like a fire.
My breath will consume you like a fire.
And the peoples shall be [as] burnings of lime, [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
“The peoples will be burned to lime,
Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
“You who are far away, hear what I have done;
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?
Sinners in Zion are terrified;
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with continual burning?”
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with continual burning?”
-- He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.
He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;
They will behold a far-distant land.
They will behold a far-distant land.
Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
“Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation,
A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation,
A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, -- a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us
A place of rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass —
A place of rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass —
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
For the LORD is our judge,
The LORD is our lawgiver,
The LORD is our king;
He will save us —
The LORD is our lawgiver,
The LORD is our king;
He will save us —
Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Your tackle hangs slack;
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
The lame will take the plunder.
It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;
The lame will take the plunder.