Isaiah 26:7–15

⁷The path of the righteous is level;^s

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

⁸Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,^av

we wait^w for you;

your name^x and renown

are the desire of our hearts.

⁹My soul yearns for you in the night;^y

in the morning my spirit longs^z for you.

When your judgments^a come upon the earth,

the people of the world learn righteousness.^b

¹⁰But when grace is shown to the wicked,^c

they do not learn righteousness;

even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil^d

and do not regard^e the majesty of the Lord.

¹¹Lord, your hand is lifted high,^f

but they do not see^g it.

Let them see your zeal^h for your people and be put to shame;ⁱ

let the fire^j reserved for your enemies consume them.

¹²Lord, you establish peace^k for us;

all that we have accomplished you have done^l for us.

¹³Lord our God, other lords^m besides you have ruled over us,

but your nameⁿ alone do we honor.^o

¹⁴They are now dead,^p they live no more;

their spirits^q do not rise.

You punished them and brought them to ruin;^r

you wiped out all memory of them.^s

¹⁵You have enlarged the nation, Lord;

you have enlarged the nation.^t

You have gained glory for yourself;

you have extended all the borders^u of the land.