Isaiah 26
A Song of Trust in the
LORD's Protection |
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In that day shall this song be sung in
the land of Judah;
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We have a strong city; |
salvation will God appoint for walls
and
bulwarks. |
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2 |
Open ye the gates,
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that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth
may enter
in. |
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3 |
Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace,
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whose mind is stayed on
thee: |
because he trusteth in
thee. |
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Trust ye in the LORD for ever:
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for in the LORD JEHOVAH |
is everlasting
strength. |
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For he bringeth down them that dwell on
high;
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the lofty city, he layeth it low; |
he layeth it low, even to the ground; |
he bringeth it even to the
dust. |
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The foot shall tread it down,
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even the feet of the poor, |
and the steps of the needy.
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The way of the just is uprightness:
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thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the
just. |
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Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O
LORD,
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have we waited for thee; |
the desire of our soul is to thy
name, |
and to the remembrance of
thee. |
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With my soul have I desired thee in the
night;
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yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee
early: |
for when thy judgments are in the
earth, |
the inhabitants of the world will learn
righteousness. |
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Let favor be showed to the wicked,
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yet will he not learn righteousness: |
in the land of uprightness will he deal
unjustly, |
and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. |
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LORD, when thy hand is lifted up,
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they will not see: |
but they shall see, and be ashamed |
for their envy at the people; |
yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. Heb.
10.27 |
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LORD, thou wilt
ordain peace for us:
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for thou also hast wrought all our works in
us. |
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O LORD our God,
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other lords besides thee have had dominion
over us; |
but by thee only will we make mention of thy
name. |
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They are dead, they shall not
live;
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they are deceased, they shall not rise: |
therefore hast thou visited and destroyed
them, |
and made all their memory to
perish. |
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Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD,
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thou hast increased the nation; |
thou art glorified: |
thou hadst removed it far unto all the
ends of the
earth. |
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LORD, in trouble
have they visited thee;
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they poured out a prayer |
when thy chastening was upon
them. |
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Like as a woman with child,
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that draweth near the time of her
delivery, |
is in pain, and crieth out in her
pangs; |
so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. |
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We have been with child, we have been in
pain,
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we have as it were brought forth wind; |
we have not wrought any deliverance in the
earth; |
neither have the inhabitants of the world
fallen. |
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Thy dead men shall live,
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together with my dead body shall they
arise. |
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: |
for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, |
and the earth shall cast out the dead.
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Come, my people, enter thou into thy
chambers,
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and shut thy doors about thee: |
hide thyself as it were for a little moment, |
until the indignation be
overpast. |
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For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place
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to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity: |
the earth also shall disclose her blood, |
and shall no more cover her
slain. |
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