Isaiah 26:1–12

*aIn that day bshall this song be sung in the land of Judah;

We have a strong city;

cSalvation will God appoint for walls and dbulwarks.

2  eOpen ye the gates,

eThat the righteous nation which keepeth the †truth may enter in.

3  Thou wilt keep him fin †perfect peace,

Whose ||mind is gstayed on thee:

Because hhe trusteth in thee.

4  Trust ye in the Lord ifor ever:

For in kthe Lord JEHOVAH is †everlasting strength:

5  For lhe bringeth down them that dwell on high;

lmThe lofty city, he layeth it low;

lHe layeth it low, even to the ground;

lHe bringeth it even to the dust.

6  The foot shall tread it down,

Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

7  The way of the just is nuprightness:

oThou, most upright, dost pweigh the path of the just.

8  Yea, qin the way of thy judgments, O Lord, rshave we waited for thee;

The desire of sour soul is tto uthy name, and qto uthe remembrance of thee.

9  With my soul have I desired thee vin the night;

Yea, with my spirit within me will I wseek thee early:

For when xthy judgments are in the earth,

The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

10  yLet zfavour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness:

In athe land of uprightness will he deal unjustly,

And bwill not behold the majesty of the Lord.

11  Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, bThey will not see:

But they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy ||at the people;

Yea, cthe fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

12  Lord, thou wilt ordain dPeace efor us:

For fthou also hast wrought all our works ||in us.