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Isaiah 26
Song Of Trust In God’s Protection
1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
He sets up walls and ramparts for security.
The one that remains faithful.
Because he trusts in You.
For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.
They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
But through You alone we confess Your name.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have extended all the borders of the land.
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O LORD.
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world born.
Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the dawn,
And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.