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A Song of Praise
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city;
God makes salvation
its walls and ramparts.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city;
God makes salvation
its walls and ramparts.
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.
Open the gates
that the righteous nation may enter,
the nation that keeps faith.
that the righteous nation may enter,
the nation that keeps faith.
“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful.
The one that remains faithful.
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You.
Because he trusts in You.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
“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.
He humbles those who dwell on high,
he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground
and casts it down to the dust.
he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground
and casts it down to the dust.
“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.
Feet trample it down —
the feet of the oppressed,
the footsteps of the poor.
the feet of the oppressed,
the footsteps of the poor.
“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 path of the righteous is level;
you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
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.
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.
My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
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.
But when grace is shown to the wicked,
they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
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.
Lord, your hand is lifted high,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame;
let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame;
let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
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.
Lord, you establish peace for us;
all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
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.
Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone do we honor.
but your name alone do we honor.
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.
They are now dead, they live no more;
their spirits do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;
you wiped out all memory of them.
their spirits do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;
you wiped out all memory of them.
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.
You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
you have enlarged the nation.
You have gained glory for yourself;
you have extended all the borders of the land.
you have enlarged the nation.
You have gained glory for yourself;
you have extended all the borders of the land.
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.
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.
As a pregnant woman about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we in your presence, Lord.
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we in your presence, Lord.
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.
We were with child, we writhed in labor,
but we gave birth to wind.
We have not brought salvation to the earth,
and the people of the world have not come to life.
but we gave birth to wind.
We have not brought salvation to the earth,
and the people of the world have not come to life.
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.
But your dead will live, Lord;
their bodies will rise —
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy —
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.
their bodies will rise —
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy —
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.
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.
Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.
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.
See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;
the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;
the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
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.