New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 26

Song of Trust in God’s Protection

1On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088songהַשִּׁיר־ha.shir-H7892will be sungיוּשַׁ֥רyu.SharH7891in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: “We have astrongH5797cityעִ֣יר'irH5892;He setsH7896upH7896wallsחוֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346and rampartsוָחֵֽל׃va.ChelH2426forsecurityיְשׁוּעָ֥הye.shu.'AhH3444.

2Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605thegatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179, that therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationגוֹי־goy-H1471may enterוְיָבֹ֥אve.ya.Vo'H935, The one thatremainsשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104faithfulאֱמֻנִֽים׃'e.mu.NimH529.

3The steadfastסָמ֔וּךְsa.MukhH5564of mindיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336You will keepתִּצֹּ֖רti.TzorH5341in perfectשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he trustsבָּטֽוּחַ׃ba.Tu.achH982in You.

4Trustבִּטְח֥וּbit.ChuH982in the Lordבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068foreverעַ֑ד'AdH5703, For inGodבְּיָ֣הּbe.YahH3050the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, we havean everlastingעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769Rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697.

5For He has broughtH7817lowהֵשַׁח֙he.ShachH7817those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427on highמָר֔וֹםma.RomH4791, theunassailableנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151;He laysH8213it lowיַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּהyash.pi.Le.nahH8213,He laysH8213it lowיַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙yash.pi.LahH8213to the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,He castsיַגִּיעֶ֖נָּהya.gi.'E.nahH5060it to the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

6The footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272will trampleתִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּהtir.me.Se.nahH7429it,The feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272of thepoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041,the stepsפַּעֲמֵ֥יpa.'a.MeiH6471of the helplessדַלִּֽים׃da.LimH1800.”

7Thewayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734of the righteousלַצַּדִּ֖יקla.tza.DikH6662is smoothמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339;O Uprightיָשָׁ֕רya.SharH3477OneH3477,makeתְּפַלֵּֽס׃te.fa.LesH6424the pathמַעְגַּ֥לma'.GalH4570of the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662levelH6424.

8Indeedאַ֣ף'afH637, while followingthe wayאֹ֧רַח'O.rachH734ofYour judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,We have waitedקִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu.chaH6960for You eagerlyH6960;Your nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034, andrememberingוּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u.le.zikh.re.KhaH2143You, is the desireתַּאֲוַת־ta.'a.vat-H8378of oursoulsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

9At nightבַּלַּ֔יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915my soulנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315longsאִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙'i.vi.Ti.khaH183for You,Indeedאַף־'af-H637,my spiritרוּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307withinבְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130meseeksאֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.cha.Re.kaH7836You diligentlyH7836;For whenH3512the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776experiences Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398learnלָמְד֖וּla.me.DuH3925righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664.

10Thoughthe wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563personH7563is shownH2603compassionH2603, He does notlearnלָמַ֣דla.MadH3925righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664; HedealsH5765unjustlyH5765in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of uprightnessH5228,And does not perceiveיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200the majestyגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

11Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027is liftedH7311upH7311, yet theydo not seeיֶחֱזָי֑וּןye.che.za.YunH2372it.They seeיֶחֱז֤וּye.che.ZuH2372Yourzealקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068for the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971and are putH954toH954shameH954;Indeedאַף־'af-H637,fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784will devourתֹאכְלֵֽם׃ סto.khe.LemH398Your enemiesצָרֶ֥יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862.

12Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,You will establishתִּשְׁפֹּ֥תtish.PotH8239peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965for us,Sinceכִּ֛יkiH3588You have alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571performedפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466for us allכָּֽל־kal-H3605our worksמַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּma.'a.Sei.nuH4639.

13Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,other mastersאֲדֹנִ֖ים'a.do.NimH113besidesזֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108You have ruledבְּעָל֥וּנוּbe.'a.Lu.nuH1166us; Butthrough You aloneלְבַד־le.vad-H905weconfessנַזְכִּ֥ירnaz.KirH2142Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

14The deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191will not liveיִחְי֔וּyich.YuH2421, thedepartedH7496spiritsH7496will not riseיָקֻ֑מוּya.Ku.muH6965;Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651You havepunishedפָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙pa.Kad.taH6485and destroyedוַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔םva.tash.mi.DemH8045them,And You have eliminatedוַתְּאַבֵּ֥דva.te.'a.BedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605remembranceזֵ֖כֶרZe.kherH2143of them.

15You have increasedיָסַ֤פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּוֹי֙la.goyH1471, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,You have increasedיָסַ֥פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּ֖וֹיla.GoyH1471,You are glorifiedנִכְבָּ֑דְתָּnikh.Ba.de.taH3513; You haveextendedרִחַ֖קְתָּri.Chak.taH7368allכָּל־kol-H3605the bordersקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,they soughtפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485Youin distressבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862; Theycould only whisperצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694 H3908a prayerH3908,Your disciplineמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148was upon them.

17As the pregnantהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030womanH2030approachesתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126the timeto giveלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205birthH3205,She writhesתָּחִ֥ילta.ChilH2342andcriesH2199outH2199in her laborH2256painsH2256;ThisH3651isH3651howH3651we were beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440You, Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18We wereH2029pregnantH2029,we writhedחַ֔לְנוּChal.nuH2342in labor, WegaveH3205birthיָלַ֣דְנוּya.Lad.nuH3205, as it seems, onlyto windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307.We could not accomplishנַ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213deliveranceיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444for the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,NorH1077wereinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398bornיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307.

19Yourdeadמֵתֶ֔יךָme.Tei.khaH4191will liveיִֽחְי֣וּyich.YuH2421;Their corpsesנְבֵלָתִ֖יne.ve.la.TiH5038will riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965.You who lieH7931inH7931the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083,awakeH7019and shoutוְרַנְּנ֜וּve.ra.ne.NuH7442forH7442joyH7442,For your dewטַ֤לtalH2919is asthe dewטַלֶּ֔ךָta.Le.khaH2919of thedawnאוֹרֹת֙'o.RotH219,And the earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776willgiveH5307birthH5307to thedepartedH7496spiritsH7496.

20Comeלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980,my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,enterבֹּ֣אbo'H935your roomsבַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָva.cha.da.Rei.khaH2315And closeוּֽסְגֹ֥רu.se.GorH5462your doorsH1802behindבַּעֲדֶ֑ךָba.'a.De.khaH1157you;Hideחֲבִ֥יcha.ViH2247for a littleכִמְעַט־khim.'at-H4592whileרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281Untilעַד־'ad-H5704indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195runsH5674itscourseH5674.

21For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is about tocomeH3318outH3318from His placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725Topunishלִפְקֹ֛דlif.KodH6485the inhabitantsיֹֽשֵׁב־yo.shev-H3427of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for their wrongdoingעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771;And the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776willrevealוְגִלְּתָ֤הve.gi.le.TahH1540her bloodshedדָּמֶ֔יהָda.Mei.haH1818And will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750coverתְכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680her slainהֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סha.ru.Gei.haH2026.

Song of Trust in God’s Protection

Commentaries on Isaiah 26