Isaiah 26:1-14 ▼

1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for salvation.

2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, The one that keeps faithfulness.

3 The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace Because he trusts in You.

4 Trust in Yahweh forever, For in Yah—Yahweh Himself—we have an everlasting Rock.

5 For He has laid low those who settle on high, the exalted city; He brings it low, He brings it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

6 The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.”

7 The way of the righteous is upright; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

8 Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Yahweh, We have hoped for You eagerly; Your name—the memory of You—is the desire of our souls.

9 At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

10 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of Yahweh.

11 O Yahweh, Your hand is raised up high, yet they do not behold it. They behold Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your adversaries.

12 Yahweh, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

13 O Yahweh our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we bring Your name to remembrance.

14 The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have visited and destroyed them, And You have made all remembrance of them perish.