A Song of Praise

26 In that dayb this song will be sungc in the land of Judah:

We have a strong city;d

God makes salvation

its wallse and ramparts.f

2 Open the gatesg

that the righteoush nation may enter,

the nation that keeps faith.

3 You will keep in perfect peacei

those whose minds are steadfast,

because they trustj in you.

4 Trustk in the Lord forever,l

for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rockm eternal.

5 He humbles those who dwell on high,

he lays the lofty city low;

he levels it to the groundn

and casts it down to the dust.o

6 Feet tramplep it down—

the feet of the oppressed,q

the footsteps of the poor.r

7 The path of the righteous is level;s

you, the Upright One,t make the way of the righteous smooth.u

8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,a v

we waitw for you;

your namex and renown

are the desire of our hearts.