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Song of Trust in God’s Protection
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for security.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for security.
Song of Trust in God's Provision
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks.
“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful.
The one that remains faithful.
Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in.
“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You.
Because he trusts in You.
Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed [on thee], for he confideth in thee.
“Trust in the LORD forever,
For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.
For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.
Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages.
“For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city;
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low, he layeth it low to the ground, he bringeth it even to the dust.
“The foot will trample it,
The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”
The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”
The foot shall tread it down, -- the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.
The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even.
Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.
At night my soul longs for You,
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Though the wicked is shown favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.
If favour be shewn to the wicked, he doth not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he dealeth unjustly, and beholdeth not the majesty of Jehovah.
O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.
They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.
They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.
Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: [yet] they shall see [thy] jealousy [for] the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them.
LORD, You will establish peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.
O LORD our God, other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we confess Your name.
But through You alone we confess Your name.
Jehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
The dead will not live, the departed spirits will not rise;
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.
[They are] dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.
You have increased the nation, O LORD,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have extended all the borders of the land.
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have extended all the borders of the land.
Thou hast increased the nation, Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified. Thou hadst removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth.
O LORD, they sought You in distress;
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.
Jehovah, in trouble they sought thee; they poured out [their] whispered prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O LORD.
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O LORD.
As a woman with child, that draweth near her delivery, is in travail, [and] crieth out in her pangs; so have we been before thee, Jehovah.
We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world born.
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world born.
We have been with child, we have been in travail, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought the deliverance of the land, neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Your dead will live;
Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the dawn,
And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the dawn,
And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
Come, my people, enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.
Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past.
For behold, the LORD is about to come out from His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.
For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.