1 I n 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.

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.

2 O pen ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in.

Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.

3 T hou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed, for he confideth in thee.

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

4 C onfide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages.

Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

5 F or 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.

For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust.

6 T he foot shall tread it down,—the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.

The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.”

7 T he way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even.

The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just.

8 Y ea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.

Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You.

9 W ith 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.

With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

10 I f 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.

Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

11 J ehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: they shall see jealousy the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them.

Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

12 J ehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.

13 J ehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

O Lord our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name.

14 d ead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.

They are dead, they will not live; They are deceased, they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And made all their memory to perish.

15 T hou hast increased the nation, Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified. Thou hadst removed far all the ends of the earth.

You have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land.

16 J ehovah, in trouble they sought thee; they poured out whispered prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

Lord, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.

17 A s a woman with child, that draweth near her delivery, is in travail, crieth out in her pangs; so have we been before thee, Jehovah.

As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.

18 W e 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.

We have been with child, we have been in pain; We have, as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

19 T hy 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.

Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead. Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment

20 C ome, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past.

Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past.

21 F or 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.

For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.