Isaiah 26

1 In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.

In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judea; Behold a strong city; and he shall make salvation [its] wall and bulwark.

2 Let the doors be open, so that the upright nation which keeps faith may come in.

Open you the gates, let the nation enter that keeps righteousness, and keeps truth,

3 The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

supporting truth, and keeping peace: for on you, O Lord,

4 Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.

they have trusted with confidence for ever, the great, the eternal God;

5 For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.

who have humbled and brought down them that dwell on high, you shall cast down strong cities, and bring them to the ground.

6 It will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need.

And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.

7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

The way of the godly is made straight: the way of the godly is also prepared.

8 We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

For the way of the Lord is judgment: we have hoped in your name, and on the remembrance [of you],

9 In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.

which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks you very early in the morning, O God, for your commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, you that dwell upon the earth.

10 Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

For the ungodly one is put down: no one who will not learn righteousness on the earth, shall be able to do the truth: let the ungodly be taken away, that he see not the glory of the Lord.

11 Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.

O Lord, your arm is exalted, yet they knew it not: but when they know they shall be ashamed: jealousy shall seize upon an untaught nation, and now fire shall devour the adversaries.

12 Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.

O Lord our God, give us peace: for you have rendered to us all things.

13 O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.

O Lord our God, take possession of us: O Lord, we know not [any] other beside you: we name your name.

14 The dead will not come back to life: their spirits will not come back to earth; for this cause you have sent destruction on them, so that the memory of them is dead.

But the dead shall not see life, neither shall physicians by any means raise [them] up: therefore you have brought [wrath] upon [them], and slain [them], and have taken away every male of them. Bring more evils upon them, O Lord;

15 You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.

bring more evils on the glorious ones of the earth.

16 Lord, in trouble our eyes have been turned to you, we sent up a prayer when your punishment was on us.

Lord, in affliction I remembered you; your chastening was to us with small affliction.

17 As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.

And as a woman in travail draws near to be delivered, [and] cries out in her pain; so have we been to your beloved.

18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have given birth to wind; no salvation has come to the earth through us, and no children have come into the world.

We have conceived, O Lord, because of your fear, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the breath of your salvation, which we have wrought upon the earth: we shall not fall, but all that dwell upon the land shall fall.

19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.

The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew from you is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.

20 Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.

Go, my people, enter into your closets, shut your door, hide yourself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away.

21 For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.

For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from [his] holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain.