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3.2 KiB
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161 lines
3.2 KiB
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Judgment against the LORD's Enemies
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# Chapter 63
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1. Who is this who comes from Edom,
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from the city of Bozrah,
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with his clothing stained red?
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Who is this in royal robes,
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marching in his great strength?
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"It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation!
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It is I, the LORD, who has the power to save!"
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2. Why are your clothes so red,
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as if you have been treading out grapes?
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3. "I have been treading the winepress alone;
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no one was there to help me.
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In my anger I have trampled my enemies
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as if they were grapes.
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In my fury I have trampled my foes.
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Their blood has stained my clothes.
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4. For the time has come for me to avenge my people,
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to ransom them from their oppressors.
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5. I was amazed to see that no one intervened
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to help the oppressed.
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So I myself stepped in to save them with my strong arm,
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and my wrath sustained me.
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6. I crushed the nations in my anger
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and made them stagger and fall to the ground,
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spilling their blood upon the earth."
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Praise for Deliverance
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7. I will tell of the LORD's unfailing love.
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I will praise the LORD for all he has done.
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I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel,
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which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
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8. He said, "They are my very own people.
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Surely they will not betray me again."
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And he became their Savior.
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9. In all their suffering he also suffered,
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and he personally rescued them.
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In his love and mercy he redeemed them.
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He lifted them up and carried them
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through all the years.
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10. But they rebelled against him
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and grieved his Holy Spirit.
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So he became their enemy
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and fought against them.
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11. Then they remembered those days of old
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when Moses led his people out of Egypt.
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They cried out, "Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea,
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with Moses as their shepherd?
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Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit
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to be among his people?
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12. Where is the one whose power was displayed
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when Moses lifted up his hand--
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the one who divided the sea before them,
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making himself famous forever?
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13. Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea?
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They were like fine stallions
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racing through the desert, never stumbling.
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14. As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley,
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the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
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You led your people, LORD,
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and gained a magnificent reputation."
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Prayer for Mercy and Pardon
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15. LORD, look down from heaven;
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look from your holy, glorious home, and see us.
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Where is the passion and the might
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you used to show on our behalf?
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Where are your mercy and compassion now?
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16. Surely you are still our Father!
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Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us,
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LORD, you would still be our Father.
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You are our Redeemer from ages past.
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17. LORD, why have you allowed us to turn from your path?
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Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you?
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Return and help us, for we are your servants,
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the tribes that are your special possession.
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18. How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place,
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and now our enemies have destroyed it.
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19. Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you,
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as though we had never been known as your people.
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