THE LORD RISES UP

33 Woe, you destroyer never destroyed,

you traitor never betrayed!

When you have finished destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you have finished betraying,

they will betray you.l

2 Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for you.m

Be our strength every morning

and our salvation in time of trouble.n

3 The peoples flee at the thunderous noise;o

the nations scatter when you rise in your majesty.

4 Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered;

people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.

5 The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high;

he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

6 There will be times of security for you—

a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.

The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.p

7 Listen! Their warriors cry loudly in the streets;

the messengers of peace weep bitterly.q

8 The highways are deserted;

travel has ceased.

An agreement has been broken,r

citiesC despised,

and human life disregarded.

9 The land mourns and withers;s

Lebanon is ashamed and wilted.

Sharon is like a desert;

Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

10 “Now I will rise up,”t says the Lord.

“Now I will lift myself up.

Now I will be exalted.

11 You will conceive chaff;u

you will give birth to stubble.

Your breath is fire that will consume you.

12 The peoples will be burned to ashes,

like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.