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The Lord is Exalted
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
But LORD, be merciful to us,
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.
Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be their arm every morning, yea, our salvation in the time of trouble.
The enemy runs at the sound of your voice.
When you stand up, the nations flee!
When you stand up, the nations flee!
At the noise of the tumult the peoples fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines,
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall they run upon it.
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness;
In that day he will be your sure foundation,
providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.
providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.
and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.
But now your brave warriors weep in public.
Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.
Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.
Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
The land of Israel wilts in mourning.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
The land mourneth, it languisheth; Lebanon is ashamed, is withered; the Sharon is become as a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped.
But the LORD says: “Now I will stand up.
Now I will show my power and might.
Now I will show my power and might.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself.
You Assyrians produce nothing but dry grass and stubble.
Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.
Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.
Ye shall conceive dry grass, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath shall devour you [as] fire.
Your people will be burned up completely,
like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire.
like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire.
And the peoples shall be [as] burnings of lime, [as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Listen to what I have done, you nations far away!
And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear.
Terror seizes the godless.
“Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry.
“Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
Terror seizes the godless.
“Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry.
“Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?
Those who are honest and fair,
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong —
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong —
-- He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.
Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor,
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
You will think back to this time of terror, asking,
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”
Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
You will no longer see these fierce, violent people
with their strange, unknown language.
with their strange, unknown language.
Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
The LORD will be our Mighty One.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.
but there Jehovah is unto us glorious, -- a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
For the LORD is our judge,
our lawgiver, and our king.
He will care for us and save us.
our lawgiver, and our king.
He will care for us and save us.
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
The enemies’ sails hang loose
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!
Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.