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