Isaiah 26:7–15

⁷The ^away of the righteous is smooth;

O Upright One, ^bmake the path of the righteous level.

⁸Indeed, while following the way of ^aYour judgments, O Lord,

We have waited for You eagerly;

^bYour name, even Your ^cmemory, is the desire of our souls.

^9aAt night ¹my soul longs for You,

Indeed, ²my spirit within me ^bseeks You diligently;

For when the earth ³experiences Your judgments

The inhabitants of the world ^clearn righteousness.

¹⁰Though the wicked is shown favor,

He does not ^alearn righteousness;

He ^bdeals unjustly in the land of uprightness,

And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

¹¹O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they ^ado not see it.

¹They see ^bYour zeal for the people and are put to shame;

Indeed, ^2cfire will devour Your enemies.

¹²Lord, You will establish ^apeace for us,

Since You have also performed for us all our works.

¹³O Lord our God, ^aother masters besides You have ruled us;

But through You alone we ^1bconfess Your name.

^14aThe dead will not live, the ¹departed spirits will not rise;

Therefore You have ^bpunished and destroyed them,

And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.

^15aYou have increased the nation, O Lord,

You have increased the nation, You are glorified;

You have ^bextended all the borders of the land.