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Isaiah 63
God’s Vengeance On The Nations
With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,
This One who is majestic in His apparel,
Marching in the greatness of His strength?
“It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
And Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?
And from the peoples there was no man with Me.
I also trod them in My anger
And trampled them in My wrath;
And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I stained all My raiment.
And My year of redemption has come.
And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;
So My own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath upheld Me.
And made them drunk in My wrath,
And I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
According to all that the LORD has granted us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has granted them according to His compassion
And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their Savior.
And the angel of His presence saved them;
In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them,
And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
And grieved His Holy Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,
He fought against them.
Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,
Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not stumble;
The Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
So You led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.
Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds?
The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, O LORD, are our Father,
Our Redeemer from of old is Your name.
And harden our heart from fearing You?
Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
Our adversaries have trodden it down.
Like those who were not called by Your name.