XXVI. 1 In. that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a city of strength; salvation will he appoint for walls and rampart.
2 Open ye the gates, that a righteous nation which keepeth truth may enter in.,
3 A steadfast mind thou keepest in peace, peace; because he is secure in thee.
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever ; for in Jah the Lord is a Rock of Ages.
5 For he hath brought doWn the dwellers in the height, the lofty city 3 he bringeth. it low, bringeth it low even to the earth ; he bringeth it even to the dust.
6 The foot shall trample on it, the feet Of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.
7 The way for the righteous is straightness; thou levellest straight the path of the righteous.
8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee 3 the desire of our soul is for thy Name and thy memorial.
9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night: yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early ; for when thy judgments are upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, he learneth not righteousness ; in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not look upon the majesty of the Lord
11 Lord, thy hand is lifted up, they will not see ; they shall see, and be ashamed at the jealousy for a people ; yea, fire shall devour thine enemies.
12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us ; for all our works also hast thou wrought for us.
13 O Lord our God, otherllords beside thee have had dominion over us 3 through thee only will we make mention of thy name.
14 Dead, they shall not live; shades, they shall not rise; therefore hast thou visited ahd destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
15 Thou hast increased, the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation; thou hast gotten thee glory; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.
16 Lord, in trouble have they inquired for thee; they uttered a whisper]; thy correction was upon them.
17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, doth writhe, crieth out in her pangs; so were we at thy presence, O Loan.
18 We were with child, we writhed, we brought forth as it were wind; we wrought not salvation (for) the earth, neither have inhabitants of the earth fallen.
19 Thy dead ones shall live, my dead body shall arise: Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is the dew of lights, and the earth shall cast forth shades.
20 Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be passed by.
21 For behold, the Lord cometh out of his place, to visit the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him; and the earth shall disclose her bloodshed, and shall no more cover her slain.
Isaias. . ed. Richard Rusden Ottley. Germany. 2016.
Sponsored by University of Leipzig.
Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.