Isaiah 26
26
1At that time, this will be the song that is sung in the land of Judah: “Ours is a strong city! Its walls and defenses are our salvation! 2Open the gates so the nation that does right may enter, the nation that stays faithful. 3You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you. 4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. 5He brings down those who live so high and mighty; he demolishes the proud city with its high walls, bringing it down to the ground, into the dust. 6The poor tread it underfoot; the oppressed walk on top of it.”
7You God, do what is right, and you straighten out the way for those who live right; you smooth out their path. 8Yes, we follow your instructions, Lord, we put our hope in you. What we most want is to remember you and your wonderful character. 9I look for you in the night; deep inside me I long for you. When your laws are shown to the earth, then the people of the world learn what is right. 10Though grace is shown to the wicked, they don't learn to do right. Even in a country where people do what's right, they continue to do evil and they don't think about how great the Lord is. 11Lord, you are holding your hand up, but they don't see it. Let them see your passionate commitment for your people, and be embarrassed; may the fire reserved for your enemies destroy them!
12Lord, you give us peace and prosperity; everything we've achieved you have done for us. 13Lord our God, there have been other lords besides you who have ruled us, but you are the only one we worship. 14They are dead, they will not live again;#26:14. Probably referring to those enemies of Judah who at times ruled them. Alternatively some see this as a reference to previous idol worship--the pagan gods who “ruled” over them. they will not rise from the grave. Lord, you punished them and destroyed them—even wiping out every memory about them. 15You have made the nation grow, Lord, you have made the nation grow. You have expanded our borders of the land, and we honored you. 16Lord, when we were suffering we came to you, pouring out our prayers like whispers as you disciplined us. 17Just as a pregnant woman giving birth tosses about and cries out in pain, that's what we were like in your presence, Lord. 18However, even though we became pregnant and we tossed about in pain, we gave birth to nothing but air. We did not bring about the salvation of the earth, and the people of the world have not become alive.#26:18. “Become alive”: the word is actually “fall,” but is taken to mean “to be born.”
19But those who died in you, Lord, will live! Their bodies will rise again! Wake up, and sing for joy, you people sleeping in the dust, for the dew you receive is like the dew of the morning giving life to those in the grave.
20My people, go inside your homes and close your doors behind you. Hide there for a little while until the fury has passed. 21Watch out! The Lord is coming from where he lives to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it; the earth won't hide those who have been killed any longer.
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Isaiah 26
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The Song of Judah
1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city.
Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.#Is 60:18
2Open the gates
so a righteous nation can come in —
one that remains faithful.
3You will keep the mind that is dependent on you
in perfect peace,#Is 26:12; 27:5; 57:19; 66:12
for it is trusting in you.
4Trust in the Lord forever,
because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!#Ps 73:26; Is 17:10; 30:29; 44:8
5For he has humbled those who live in lofty places —
an inaccessible city.#Is 25:10–12
He brings it down; he brings it down to the ground;
he throws it to the dust.
6Feet trample it,
the feet of the humble,
the steps of the poor.
God’s People Vindicated
7The path of the righteous is level;#Ps 27:11
you clear a straight path for the righteous.
8Yes, Lord, we wait for you
in the path of your judgments.
Our desire is for your name and renown.#Ex 3:15
9I long for you in the night;#Ps 77:2; 84:2; 119:20,81
yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you,
for when your judgments are in the land,
the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
10But if the wicked man is shown favor,
he does not learn righteousness.
In a righteous land he acts unjustly
and does not see the majesty of the Lord.
11 Lord, your hand is lifted up to take action,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people
and be put to shame.
Let fire consume your adversaries.
12 Lord, you will establish peace for us,
for you have also done all our work for us.
13 Lord our God, lords other than you have owned#26:13 Or married us,
but we remember your name alone.#Jn 10:25
14The dead do not live;
departed spirits do not rise up.
Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them;
you have wiped out all memory of them.#Jb 18:17; Ps 9:6
15You have added to the nation, Lord.#Is 9:3
You have added to the nation; you are honored.
You have expanded all the borders of the land.#Is 33:17; 54:2–3
16 Lord, they went to you in their distress;#Is 37:3; Hs 5:15
they poured out whispered prayers
because your discipline fell on them.#26:16 Hb obscure
17As a pregnant woman about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pains,#Is 13:8
so we were before you, Lord.
18We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;
we gave birth to wind.
We have won no victories on earth,
and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.
19Your dead will live; their bodies#26:19 Lit live; my body they will rise.#Is 25:8; Ezk 37:1–14; Dn 12:2; Hs 13:14; Mt 11:5; Lk 7:22; Jn 8:51
Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!
For you will be covered with the morning dew,#26:19 Lit For your dew is a dew of lights
and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
20Go, my people, enter your rooms
and close your doors behind you.
Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.#Is 10:5,25; 13:5; 34:2; 66:14
21For look, the Lord is coming from his place#Mc 1:3
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.#Is 13:11
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.
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