1 Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while [others] did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, [others] will deal treacherously with you.
2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.
3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.
4 Your spoil is gathered [as] the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure.
7 Behold, their brave men cry in the streets, The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.
9 The land mourns [and] pines away, Lebanon is shamed [and] withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose [their foliage].
10 |Now I will arise,| says the LORD, |Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11 |You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.
12 |The peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13 |You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.|
14 Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. |Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?|
15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
16 He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given [him], His water will be sure.
17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror: |Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?|
19 You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic [One], the LORD, will be for us A place of rivers [and] wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass--
