God Is Awesome

1 The 1aoracle of bNineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

2 A ajealous and avenging God is the Lord;

The Lord is bavenging and 1wrathful.

The Lord takes cvengeance on His adversaries,

And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

3 The Lord is aslow to anger and great in power,

And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.

In bwhirlwind and storm is His way,

And cclouds are the dust beneath His feet.

4 He arebukes the sea and makes it dry;

He dries up all the rivers.

bBashan and Carmel wither;

The blossoms of Lebanon wither.

5 Mountains aquake because of Him

And the hills bdissolve;

Indeed the earth is cupheaved by His presence,

The dworld and all the inhabitants in it.

6 aWho can stand before His indignation?

Who can endure the bburning of His anger?

His cwrath is poured out like fire

And the drocks are broken up by Him.

7 The Lord is agood,

A stronghold in the day of trouble,

And bHe knows those who take refuge in Him.

8 But with an aoverflowing flood

He will make a complete end of 1its site,

And will pursue His enemies into bdarkness.