1 I n 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 the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.

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

4 T rust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

5 F or 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 poor And the steps of the needy.”

7 T he way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just.

8 Y es, 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 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 L et 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 L ord, 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 L ord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.

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

14 T hey 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 Y ou have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land.

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

17 A s 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 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 Y our 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 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, 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.