Isaiah 26

1In that dayH3117 shall this songH7892 be sungH7891 in the landH776 of JudahH3063: We have a strongH5794 cityH5892; salvationH3444 will he appointH7896 for wallsH2346 and bulwarks. 2OpenH6605 ye the gatesH8179, that the righteousH6662 nationH1471 which keepeth faith may enter in. 3Thou wilt keepH5341 him in perfect peaceH7965, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. 4TrustH982 ye in Jehovah for everH5703; for in Jehovah, even Jehovah, is an everlasting rockH6697. 5For he hath brought downH3427 them that dwellH3427 on highH4791, the lofty city: he layeth it lowH8213, he layeth it lowH8213 even to the groundH776; he bringeth it even to the dustH6083. 6The footH7272 shall tread it down; even the feetH7272 of the poorH6041, and the steps of the needy. 7The wayH734 of the just is uprightness: thou that art uprightH3477 dost direct the pathH734 of the just.

8Yea, in the wayH734 of thy judgmentsH4941, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy nameH8034, evenH637 to thy memorial nameH8034, is the desireH8378 of our soulH5315. 9With my soulH5315 have I desiredH183 thee in the nightH3915; yea, with my spiritH7307 within me will I seekH7836 thee earnestlyH7836: for when thy judgmentsH4941 are in the earthH776, the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398 learnH3925 righteousnessH6664. 10Let favorH2603 be showedH7200 to the wickedH7563, yet will he not learnH3925 righteousnessH6664; in the landH776 of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majestyH1348 of Jehovah.

11Jehovah, thy handH3027 is liftedH7311 up, yet they seeH2372 not: but they shall seeH2372thyzealH7068 for the peopleH5971, and be putH954 to shameH954; yea, fireH784 shall devourH398 thine adversaries. 12Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peaceH7965 for us; for thou hast alsoH1571 wrought all our worksH4639 for us. 13O Jehovah our GodH430, other lordsH113 besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee onlyH905 will we makeH2142 mention of thy nameH8034. 14They are deadH4191, they shall not liveH2421; they are deceased, they shall not riseH6965: thereforeH3651 hast thou visitedH6485 and destroyedH8045 them, and made all remembranceH2143 of them to perishH6. 15Thou hast increasedH3254 the nationH1471, O Jehovah, thou hast increasedH3254 the nationH1471; thou art glorifiedH3513; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the landH776.

16Jehovah, in trouble have they visitedH6485 thee; they pouredH6694 out a prayer when thy chasteningH4148 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 beenH1961 before thee, O Jehovah. 18We have been with childH3205, we have been in pain, we have as it were broughtH3205 forthH3205 windH7307; we have not wrought any deliveranceH3444 in the earthH776; neither have the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398 fallenH5307. 19Thy deadH4191 shall liveH2421; my deadH4191 bodies shall ariseH6965. Awake and singH7442, ye that dwellH7931 in the dustH6083; for thy dewH2919 is as the dewH2919 of herbs, and the earthH776 shall castH5307 forth the deadH4191.

20ComeH935, my peopleH5971, enter thou into thy chambersH2315, and shutH5462 thy doorsH1817 about thee: hideH2247 thyself for a littleH4592 momentH7281, until the indignationH2195 be overpast. 21For, behold, Jehovah cometh forthH3318 out of his placeH4725 to punishH6485 the inhabitantsH3427 of the earthH776 for their iniquityH5771: the earthH776 also shall disclose her bloodH1818, and shall no more coverH3680 her slainH2026.