Isaiah 26:3–13

3 You will keep him in perfect dpeace,

Whose mind is stayed on You,

Because he trusts in You.

4 Trust in the Lord forever,

eFor in Yah, the Lord, is 2everlasting strength.

5 For He brings 3down those who dwell on high,

fThe lofty city;

He lays it low,

He lays it low to the ground,

He brings it down to the dust.

6 The foot shall 4tread it down—

The feet of the poor

And the steps of the needy.”

7 The way of the just is uprightness;

gO Most Upright,

You 5weigh the path of the just.

8 Yes, hin the way of Your judgments,

O Lord, we have iwaited for You;

The desire of our soul is for Your name

And for the remembrance of You.

9 jWith my soul I have desired You in the night,

Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;

For when Your judgments are in the earth,

The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

10 kLet grace be shown to the wicked,

Yet he will not learn righteousness;

In lthe land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,

And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

11 Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, mthey will not see.

But they will see and be ashamed

For 6their envy of people;

Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,

For You have also done all our works 7in us.

13 O Lord our God, nmasters besides You

Have had dominion over us;

But by You only we make mention of Your name.