| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. | 1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. |
| 2Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. | 2Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful. |
| 3You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. | 3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. |
| 4Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength. | 4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. |
| 5For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust. | 5For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust. |
| 6The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.” | 6Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor. |
| 7The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just. | 7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. |
| 8Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. | 8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls. |
| 9With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. | 9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. |
| 10Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the LORD. | 10Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. |
| 11LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them. | 11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them! |
| 12LORD, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us. | 12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. |
| 13O LORD our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name. | 13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess. |
| 14They are dead, they will not live; They are deceased, they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And made all their memory to perish. | 14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them. |
| 15You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. | 15You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land. |
| 16LORD, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them. | 16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer. |
| 17As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O LORD. | 17As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. |
| 18We have been with child, we have been in pain; We have, as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen. | 18We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. |
| 19Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead. | 19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. |
| 20Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past. | 20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. |
| 21For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain. | 21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain. |
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