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13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יוּשַׁ֥ר הַשִּׁיר־ הַזֶּ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה עִ֣יר עָז־ לָ֔נוּ יְשׁוּעָ֥ה יָשִׁ֖ית חוֹמ֥וֹת וָחֵֽל׃ ²פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־ צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃ ³יֵ֣צֶר סָמ֔וּךְ תִּצֹּ֖ר שָׁל֣וֹם׀ שָׁל֑וֹם כִּ֥י בְךָ֖ בָּטֽוּחַ׃ ⁴בִּטְח֥וּ בַֽיהוָ֖ה עֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד כִּ֚י בְּיָ֣הּ יְהוָ֔ה צ֖וּר עוֹלָמִֽים׃ ⁵כִּ֤י הֵשַׁח֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י מָר֔וֹם קִרְיָ֖ה נִשְׂגָּבָ֑ה יַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּה יַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙ עַד־ אֶ֔רֶץ יַגִּיעֶ֖נָּה עַד־ עָפָֽר׃ ⁶תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה רָ֑גֶל רַגְלֵ֥י עָנִ֖י פַּעֲמֵ֥י דַלִּֽים׃ ⁷אֹ֥רַח לַצַּדִּ֖יק מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים יָשָׁ֕ר מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק תְּפַלֵּֽס׃ ⁸אַ֣ף אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־ נָֽפֶשׁ׃ ⁹נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־ רוּחִ֥י בְקִרְבִּ֖י אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ כִּ֞י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ צֶ֥דֶק לָמְד֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃ ¹⁰יֻחַ֤ן רָשָׁע֙ בַּל־ לָמַ֣ד צֶ֔דֶק בְּאֶ֥רֶץ נְכֹח֖וֹת יְעַוֵּ֑ל וּבַל־ יִרְאֶ֖ה גֵּא֥וּת יְהוָֽה׃

¹¹יְהוָ֛ה רָ֥מָה יָדְךָ֖ בַּל־ יֶחֱזָי֑וּן יֶחֱז֤וּ וְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ קִנְאַת־ עָ֔ם אַף־ אֵ֖שׁ צָרֶ֥יךָ תֹאכְלֵֽם׃

¹²יְהוָ֕ה תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת שָׁל֖וֹם לָ֑נוּ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם כָּֽל־ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּ פָּעַ֥לְתָּ לָּֽנוּ׃ ¹³יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּעָל֥וּנוּ אֲדֹנִ֖ים זֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָ לְבַד־ בְּךָ֖ נַזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ ¹⁴מֵתִים֙ בַּל־ יִחְי֔וּ רְפָאִ֖ים בַּל־ יָקֻ֑מוּ לָכֵ֤ן פָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וַתְּאַבֵּ֥ד כָּל־ זֵ֖כֶר לָֽמוֹ׃ ¹⁵יָסַ֤פְתָּ לַגּוֹי֙ יְהוָ֔ה יָסַ֥פְתָּ לַגּ֖וֹי נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ רִחַ֖קְתָּ כָּל־ קַצְוֵי־ אָֽרֶץ׃ ¹⁶יְהוָ֖ה בַּצַּ֣ר פְּקָד֑וּךָ צָק֣וּן לַ֔חַשׁ מוּסָרְךָ֖ לָֽמוֹ׃ ¹⁷כְּמ֤וֹ הָרָה֙ תַּקְרִ֣יב לָלֶ֔דֶת תָּחִ֥יל תִּזְעַ֖ק בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֛ן הָיִ֥ינוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃ ¹⁸הָרִ֣ינוּ חַ֔לְנוּ כְּמ֖וֹ יָלַ֣דְנוּ ר֑וּחַ יְשׁוּעֹת֙ בַּל־ נַ֣עֲשֶׂה אֶ֔רֶץ וּבַֽל־ יִפְּל֖וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל׃ ¹⁹יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃

²⁰לֵ֤ךְ עַמִּי֙ בֹּ֣א בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָ וּֽסְגֹ֥ר בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָ חֲבִ֥י כִמְעַט־ רֶ֖גַע עַד־ זָֽעַם׃ ²¹כִּֽי־ הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ לִפְקֹ֛ד עֲוֹ֥ן יֹֽשֵׁב־ הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֑יו וְגִלְּתָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־ דָּמֶ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־ תְכַסֶּ֥ה ע֖וֹד עַל־ הֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ (WLC)

13 Isaiah 26:1

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. ²Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. ³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. ⁴Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

⁵For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. ⁶The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. ⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. ⁹With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. ¹⁰Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

¹²LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. ¹³O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. ¹⁴They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. ¹⁵Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. ¹⁶LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. ¹⁷Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. ¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. ¹⁹Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

²⁰Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. ²¹For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(KJV)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. ²Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. ³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. ⁴Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

⁵For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. ⁶The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. ⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. ⁹With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. ¹⁰Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

¹²LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. ¹³O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. ¹⁴They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. ¹⁵Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. ¹⁶LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. ¹⁷Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. ¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. ¹⁹Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

²⁰Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. ²¹For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(KJV/NC)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: we have a strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks. ²Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may enter in. ³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. ⁴Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, even Jehovah, is an everlasting rock. ⁵For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. ⁶The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just. ⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul. ⁹With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah. ¹¹Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see thy zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries. ¹²Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us. ¹³O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. ¹⁴They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish. ¹⁵Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land. ¹⁶Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. ¹⁷Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been before thee, O Jehovah. ¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. ¹⁹Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. ²⁰Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. ²¹For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(ASV)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹IN that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: O city whose salvation has prevailed, build the walls and the bulwarks; ²Open the gates, that the righteous peoples who keep faith and that the truth may enter in. ³Thou wilt keep us in perfect peace, for in thee we have trusted, O LORD, for ever and ever. ⁴For the LORD God is an everlasting strength;

⁵¶ He brings down those that dwell on high; the lofty city, he shall lay it low, even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust. ⁶The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the humble is straight; the path of the righteous is straight and level. ⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is for thy name, and to remembrance of thee. ⁹My soul has desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early; for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. ¹⁰The wicked has gone far off that he may not learn righteousness; chastisement in the land brings correction; the wicked shall not behold the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹O LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they shall see and be ashamed for the zeal of the people; yea, let the fire of the oven devour thine enemies.

¹²¶ O LORD, thou wilt give us peace; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us. ¹³O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but thy name alone will we mention; ¹⁴For they do not raise the dead, they do not raise the mighty men; therefore thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. ¹⁵Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation; thou hast removed it afar and scattered it to all the ends of the earth. ¹⁶O LORD, in distress have they sought thee, and in siege they muttered the incantation invoking thy discipline. ¹⁷Like a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, and is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. ¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain like those who brought forth wind; save us lest we perish in the earth, lest the inhabitants of the world come to an end. ¹⁹Thy dead men shall live, their dead bodies shall arise. Those who dwell in the dust shall awake and sing, for thy dew is a dew of light, and the land of the giants thou shalt overthrow.

²⁰¶ Come, my people, enter into your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves as it were for a little time, until my indignation has passed away. ²¹For, behold, the LORD is coming out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; and the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. (LAM)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. ²Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in. ³Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee. ⁴Trust in the LORD for ever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. ⁵For he has brought low the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust. ⁶The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy."

⁷The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous. ⁸In the path of thy judgments, O LORD, we wait for thee; thy memorial name is the desire of our soul. ⁹My soul yearns for thee in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals perversely and does not see the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹O LORD, thy hand is lifted up, but they see it not. Let them see thy zeal for thy people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for thy adversaries consume them. ¹²O LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us, thou hast wrought for us all our works. ¹³O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have ruled over us, but thy name alone we acknowledge. ¹⁴They are dead, they will not live; they are shades, they will not arise; to that end thou hast visited them with destruction and wiped out all remembrance of them. ¹⁵But thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.

¹⁶O LORD, in distress they sought thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. ¹⁷Like a woman with child, who writhes and cries out in her pangs, when she is near her time, so were we because of thee, O LORD; ¹⁸we were with child, we writhed, we have as it were brought forth wind. We have wrought no deliverance in the earth, and the inhabitants of the world have not fallen. ¹⁹Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise. O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For thy dew is a dew of light, and on the land of the shades thou wilt let it fall.

²⁰Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the wrath is past. ²¹For behold, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain.(RSV)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. ²Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. ³You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. ⁴Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal. ⁵He 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. ⁶Feet trample it down -- the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor. ⁷The path of the righteous is level; O upright One, you make the way of the righteous smooth. ⁸Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. ⁹My 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. ¹⁰Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹O 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. ¹²LORD, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. ¹³O LORD, our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. ¹⁴They are now dead, they live no more; those departed spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them. ¹⁵You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land. ¹⁶LORD, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer. ¹⁷As a woman with child and about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, O LORD. ¹⁸We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to people of the world. ¹⁹But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You 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. ²⁰Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. ²¹See, 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 upon her; she will conceal her slain no longer.(NIV)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: we have a strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks. ²Open you_P the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in. ³You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you; because he trusts in you. ⁴Trust_P in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock. ⁵For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city: he lays it low, he lays it low even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust. ⁶The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the just is uprightness: you that are upright do direct the path of the just. ⁸Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you; to your name, even to your memorial name, is the desire of our soul. ⁹With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not see the majesty of Yahweh. ¹¹Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don't see: but they shall see your zeal for the people, and be disappointed; yes, fire shall devour your adversaries. ¹²Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us; for you have also worked all our works for us. ¹³Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us; but by you only will we make mention of your name. ¹⁴They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish. ¹⁵You have increased the nation, O Yahweh_f , you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land. ¹⁶Yahweh_f , in trouble have they visited you; they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them. ¹⁷Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, Yahweh_f . ¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. ¹⁹Your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you_P who dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. ²⁰Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be past. ²¹For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WEB)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

'We have a strong city.
God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.

²Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter:
the one which keeps faith.

³You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace,
because he trusts in you.

⁴Trust in the LORD forever;
for in the LORD, the LORD, is an everlasting Rock.

⁵For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city.
He lays it low.
He lays it low even to the ground.
He brings it even to the dust.

⁶The foot shall tread it down;
Even the feet of the poor,
and the steps of the needy.'

⁷The way of the just is uprightness.
You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

⁸Yes, in the way of your judgments, the LORD, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. ⁹With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see the LORD's majesty. ¹¹The LORD, your hand is lifted up, yet they don't see; but they will see your zeal for the people, and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries. ¹²The LORD, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also worked all our works for us. ¹³The LORD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but by you only will we make mention of your name. ¹⁴The dead shall not live. The deceased shall not rise. Therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish. ¹⁵You have increased the nation, O LORD_f . You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land. ¹⁶LORD_f , in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them. ¹⁷Like as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs; so we have been before you, LORD_f . ¹⁸We have been with child. We have been in pain. We gave birth, it seems, only to wind. We have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. ¹⁹Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast forth the dead.

²⁰Come, my people, enter into your chambers, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past. ²¹For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.(WEB/HNV)

13 Isaiah 26:1-21 ¹IN that day will this song be sung in the land of Judah: Oh city whose salvation has prevailed, build the walls and the bulwarks; ²Open the gates, that the righteous peoples who keep faith and that the truth may enter in. ³You will keep us in perfect peace, for in you we have trusted, oh Yahvah, forever and ever. ⁴For Yahvah God is an everlasting strength;

⁵He brings down those who live on high; the lofty city, he will lay it low, even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust. ⁶The foot will tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy. ⁷The way of the humble is straight; the path of the righteous is straight and level. ⁸Yes, in the way of your judgments, oh Yahvah, we have waited for you; the desire of our soul is for your name, and remembrance of you. ⁹My soul has desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit inside me I will seek you early; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. ¹⁰The wicked has gone far off that he may not learn righteousness; chastisement in the land brings correction; the wicked will not look at the majesty of Yahvah. ¹¹Oh Yahvah, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they will see and be ashamed for the zeal of the people; yes, let the fire of the oven devour your enemies.

¹²Oh Yahvah, you will give us peace; for you have also worked all our works for us. ¹³Oh Yahvah our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us; but your name alone will we mention; ¹⁴For they do not raise the dead, they do not raise the mighty men; therefore you have visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. ¹⁵You have increased the nation, oh Yahvah, you have increased the nation; you have removed it far away and scattered it to all the ends of the earth. ¹⁶Oh Yahvah, in distress they have sought you, and in siege they muttered the incantation invoking your discipline. ¹⁷Like a pregnant woman, who draws near the time of delivery, and is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in your sight, oh Yahvah. ¹⁸We have been pregnant, we have been in pain like those who brought forth wind; save us lest we perish in the earth, lest the inhabitants of the world come to an end. ¹⁹Your dead men will live, their dead bodies will arise. Those who live in the dust will awake and sing, for your dew is a dew of light, and the land of the giants you will overthrow.

²⁰Come, my people, enter into your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves as it were for a little time, until my indignation has passed away. ²¹For look, Yahvah is coming out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; and the earth will also disclose her blood, and will not cover her slain any longer. (BRB)