Yahweh’s Judgment and Help

33 Ah, destroyer, and yourself not destroyed!

And treacherous one, and no one has dealt treacherously with him!a

When you ⌊cease⌋b destroying, you will be destroyed.

When you stop dealing treacherously, one will deal treacherously with you.

2 Yahweh, be gracious to us, we wait for you.

Be ourc arm in the mornings,

indeed our salvation in the time of trouble.

3 At the sound of tumult, peoples fled;

because of your exaltation, nations scattered.

4 And your spoil is gathered,

as the gathering of the locust,

as a swarm of locusts storming on it.

5 Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high;

he filled Zion with justice and righteousness,

6 and he will be the security of your times,

an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.

The fear of Yahweh is his treasure.

7 Look! Their heroes cry out in the street;

the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

8 Highways are deserted;

the traveler on the road ceases.

One breaks a treaty,

he rejects the cities,d

he does not hold man in high regard.

9 The land mourns; it languishes.

Lebanon feels abashed; it withers.

Sharon is like the desert,

and Bashan and Carmel ⌊are losing their leaves⌋.e