Isaiah 26
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Song of Trust in God’s Protection
1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for #26:1 Or salvationsecurity.
2“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that #26:2 Lit keeps faithfulnessremains faithful.
3“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You.
4“Trust in the Lord forever,
For in #26:4 Heb Yah, usually rendered LordGod the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
5“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.
6“The foot will trample it,
The feet of the poor, the steps of the helpless.”
7¶The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
8Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, and remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
9At night #26:9 Lit with my soul I longmy soul longs for You,
Indeed, #26:9 Lit with my spirit...I seekmy spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth #26:9 Lit hasexperiences Your judgments,
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
10 Though the wicked person is shown compassion,
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.
11¶Lord, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it.
# 26:11 Or Let them see...and be They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, #26:11 Or let the fire for Your adversaries devour themfire will devour Your enemies.
12Lord, You will establish peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
13Lord, our God, other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we #26:13 Or make Your name knownconfess Your name.
14The dead will not live, the #26:14 Or shadesdeparted spirits will not rise;
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.
15You have increased the nation, Lord,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have extended all the borders of the land.
16Lord, they sought You in distress;
They #26:16 Lit sound forth a whispercould only whisper a prayer,
Your discipline was upon them.
17As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains;
This is how we were before You, Lord.
18We 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 #26:18 Lit fallenborn.
19Your dead will live;
# 26:19 As in some ancient versions; MT My Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the #26:19 Lit lightsdawn,
And the earth will #26:19 Lit cause to fallgive birth to the #26:19 Or shadesdeparted spirits.
20¶Come, my people, enter your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little #26:20 Lit momentwhile
Until indignation #26:20 Lit passes overruns its course.
21For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.
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Isaiah 26
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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 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 who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
8Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you.
Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
9With my soul I have desired you in the night.
Yes, with my spirit within me I will 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 Yahweh’s majesty.
11Yahweh, 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.
12Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us,
for you have also done all our work for us.
13Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us,
but we will only acknowledge your name.
14The dead shall not live.
The departed spirits shall not rise.
Therefore you have visited and destroyed them,
and caused all memory of them to perish.
15You have increased the nation, O Yahweh.
You have increased the nation!
You are glorified!
You have enlarged all the borders of the land.
16Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you.
They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
17Just 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.
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.
Their 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 out the departed spirits.
20Come, my people, enter into your rooms,
and shut your doors behind you.
Hide yourself for a little moment,
until the indignation is past.
21For, behold, Yahweh comes 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.
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