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-The Song of Judah
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 # Chapter 26
-1. On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
+1 On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
 We have a strong city.
 Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.
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-2. Open the gates
-so a righteous nation can come in--
+2 Open the gates
+so a righteous nation can come in—
 one that remains faithful.
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-3. You will keep the mind that is dependent on you
+3 You will keep the mind that is dependent on you
 in perfect peace,
 for it is trusting in you.
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-4. Trust in the Lord forever,
+4 Trust in the Lord forever,
 because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!
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-5. For he has humbled those who live in lofty places--
+5 For he has humbled those who live in lofty places—
 an inaccessible city.
 He brings it down; he brings it down to the ground;
 he throws it to the dust.
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-6. Feet trample it,
+6 Feet trample it,
 the feet of the humble,
 the steps of the poor.
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-God's People Vindicated
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-7. The path of the righteous is level;
+7 The path of the righteous is level;
 you clear a straight path for the righteous.
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-8. Yes, Lord, we wait for you
+8 Yes, Lord, we wait for you
 in the path of your judgments.
 Our desire is for your name and renown.
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-9. I long for you in the night;
+9 I long for you in the night;
 yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you,
 for when your judgments are in the land,
 the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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-10. But if the wicked man is shown favor,
+10 But if the wicked man is shown favor,
 he does not learn righteousness.
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 In a righteous land he acts unjustly
 and does not see the majesty of the Lord.
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-11. Lord, your hand is lifted up to take action,
+11 Lord, your hand is lifted up to take action,
 but they do not see it.
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 Let them see your zeal for your people
 and be put to shame.
 Let fire consume your adversaries.
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-12. Lord, you will establish peace for us,
+12 Lord, you will establish peace for us,
 for you have also done all our work for us.
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-13. Lord our God, lords other than you have owned us,
+13 Lord our God, lords other than you have owned us,
 but we remember your name alone.
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-14. The dead do not live;
+14 The dead do not live;
 departed spirits do not rise up.
 Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them;
 you have wiped out all memory of them.
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-15. You have added to the nation, Lord.
+15 You have added to the nation, Lord.
 You have added to the nation; you are honored.
 You have expanded all the borders of the land.
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-16. Lord, they went to you in their distress;
+16 Lord, they went to you in their distress;
 they poured out whispered prayers
 because your discipline fell on them.
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-17. As a pregnant woman about to give birth
+17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth
 writhes and cries out in her pains,
 so we were before you, Lord.
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-18. We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;
+18 We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;
 we gave birth to wind.
 We have won no victories on earth,
-and the earth's inhabitants have not fallen.
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-19. Your dead will live; their bodies will rise.
+and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.
+19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise.
 Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!
 For you will be covered with the morning dew,
 and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
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-20. Go, my people, enter your rooms
+20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
 and close your doors behind you.
 Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.
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-21. For look, the Lord is coming from his place
+21 For look, the Lord is coming from his place
 to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
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 The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
-and will no longer conceal her slain.
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+and will no longer conceal her slain.