1 W oe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; When you make an end of dealing treacherously, They will deal treacherously with you.

Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

2 O Lord, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.

3 A t the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;

At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.

4 A nd Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them.

Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

5 T he Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

6 W isdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.

And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure.

7 S urely their valiant ones shall cry outside, The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

Behold, their brave men cry in the streets, The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

8 T he highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man.

The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.

9 T he earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. Impending Judgment on Zion

The land mourns and pines away, Lebanon is shamed and withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.

10 “ Now I will rise,” says the Lord; “Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up.

“Now I will arise,” says the Lord, “Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

11 Y ou shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

“You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.

12 A nd the people shall be like the burnings of lime; Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire.

“The peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

13 H ear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

“You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

14 T he sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”

Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?”

15 H e who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

16 H e will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure. The Land of the Majestic King

He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

17 Y our eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.

18 Y our heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

19 Y ou will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.

You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.

20 L ook upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its cords be broken.

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.

21 B ut there the majestic Lord will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, In which no galley with oars will sail, Nor majestic ships pass by

But there the majestic One, the Lord, will be for us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass—

22 ( For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us);

For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us—

23 Y our tackle is loosed, They could not strengthen their mast, They could not spread the sail. Then the prey of great plunder is divided; The lame take the prey.

Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided; The lame will take the plunder.

24 A nd the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.

And no resident will say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.