A Song of Salvation 1 DBY In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks. BSB BSB: In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
2 DBY Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in. BSB BSB: Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.
3 DBY Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee , for he confideth in thee. BSB BSB: You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
4 DBY Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
5 DBY For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low, he layeth it low to the ground, he bringeth it even to the dust. BSB BSB: For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
6 DBY The foot shall tread it down, — the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor. BSB BSB: Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
7 DBY The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even. BSB BSB: The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
8 DBY Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial. BSB BSB: Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
9 DBY With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. BSB BSB: My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
10 DBY If favour be shewn to the wicked, he doth not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he dealeth unjustly, and beholdeth not the majesty of Jehovah. BSB BSB: Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
11 DBY Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: yet they shall see thy jealousy for the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them. BSB BSB: O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
12 DBY Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us. BSB BSB: O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
13 DBY Jehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name. BSB BSB: O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess.
14 DBY They are dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.BSB BSB: The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
15 DBY Thou hast increased the nation, Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified. Thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. BSB BSB: You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
16 DBY Jehovah, in trouble they sought thee; they poured out their whispered prayer when thy chastening was upon them. BSB BSB: O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
17 DBY As a woman with child, that draweth near her delivery, is in travail, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been before thee, Jehovah. BSB BSB: As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
18 DBY We have been with child, we have been in travail, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought the deliverance of the land, neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. BSB BSB: We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
19 DBY Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. BSB BSB: Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
20 DBY Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past. BSB BSB: Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
21 DBY For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. BSB BSB: For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
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