1 At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city! The Lord's deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.
1 (A)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a (B)strong city;He sets up walls and ramparts for (a)(C)security.
1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
1 On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city.Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.(A)
1 At that time, people will sing this song in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; God crafts victory, its walls and ramparts.
2 Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter -- one that remains trustworthy.
2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
2 Open the gatesso a righteous nation can come in—one that remains faithful.
2 Open your gates, so the righteous nation that safeguards its faith may enter.
5 Indeed, the Lord knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.
5 “For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the (I)unassailable city;(J)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
5 For He has humbled those who live in lofty places—an inaccessible city.(D)He brings it down; He brings it down to the ground;He throws it to the dust.
5 For he has made drunk the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low to the ground casting it down to the dust,
6 It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor."
6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
6 Feet trample it,the feet of the humble,the steps of the poor.
6 by the feet of the oppressed who trample it, by the footsteps of the needy.
8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
8 Indeed, while following the way of (O)Your judgments, O Lord,We have waited for You eagerly;(P)Your name, even Your (Q)memory, is the desire of our souls.
8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
8 Yes, Yahweh, we wait for Youin the path of Your judgments.Our desire is for Your name and renown.(F)
8 Yes, LORD, in the path of your judgments we wait; your name and your Law are the soul's desire.
9 I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.
9 (R)At night (d)my soul longs for You,Indeed, (e)my spirit within me (S)seeks You diligently;For when the earth (f)experiences Your judgmentsThe inhabitants of the world (T)learn righteousness.
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 in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
9 I long for You in the night;(G)yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,for when Your judgments are in the land,the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
9 My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me searches for you. For when your judgments come upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn righteousness.
10 If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the Lord's majesty revealed.
10 Though the wicked is shown favor,He does not (U)learn righteousness;He (V)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.
10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
10 But if the wicked man is shown favor,he does not learn righteousness.In a righteous land he acts unjustlyand does not see the majesty of the Lord.
10 If favor is shown to the wicked, they don't learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they act perversely and do not perceive the majesty of the LORD.
11 O Lord, you are ready to act, but they don't even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.
11 O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they (W)do not see it.(g)They see (X)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;Indeed, (h)(Y)fire will devour Your enemies.
11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
11 Lord, Your hand is lifted up to take action,but they do not see it.They will see Your zeal for Your people,and they will be put to shame.The fire for Your adversaries will consume them!
11 "LORD, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. And let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame yes, let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them!
12 O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.
12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,for You have also done all our work for us.
12 LORD, you will decide peace for us, for you have indeed accomplished all our achievements for us.
13 O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.
13 O Lord our God, (AA)other masters besides You have ruled us;But through You alone we (i)(AB)confess Your name.
13 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
13 O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but through you alone we acknowledge your name.
14 The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. That is because you came in judgment and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.
14 (AC)The dead will not live, the (j)departed spirits will not rise;Therefore You have (AD)punished and destroyed them,And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.
14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
14 The dead do not live;departed spirits do not rise up.Indeed, You have visited and destroyed them;You have wiped out all memory of them.(I)
14 The dead won't live, and the departed spirits won't rise to that end, you punished and destroyed them, then locked away all memory of them.
15 You have made the nation larger, O Lord, you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, you have extended all the borders of the land.
15 (AE)You have increased the nation, O Lord,You have increased the nation, You are glorified;You have (AF)extended all the borders of the land.
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
15 You have added to the nation, Lord.(J)You have added to the nation; You are honored.You have expanded all the borders of the land.(K)
15 "But you have enlarged the nation, LORD; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained honor; you have extended all the borders of the land.
16 O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.
16 O Lord, they sought You (AG)in distress;They (k)could only whisper a prayer,Your chastening was upon them.
16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
16 Lord, they went to You in their distress;(L)they poured out whispered prayersbecause Your discipline fell on them.(a)
16 LORD, they came to you in distress; they poured out their secret prayer when your chastenings were afflicting them.
17 As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O Lord.
17 (AH)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,Thus were we before You, O Lord.
17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
17 As a pregnant woman about to give birthwrithes and cries out in her pains,(M)so we were before You, Lord.
17 Just as a pregnant woman writhes and cries out during her labor when she is about to give birth, so were we because of you, LORD.
18 We were pregnant, we strained, we gave birth, as it were, to wind. We cannot produce deliverance on the earth; people to populate the world are not born.
18 We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,We (AI)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,Nor were (AJ)inhabitants of the world (l)born.
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
18 We became pregnant, we writhed in pain;we gave birth to wind.We have won no victories on earth,and the earth’s inhabitants have not fallen.
18 We were pregnant, writhing in pain, but we gave birth only to wind. We have not won your victory on earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world been born."
19 Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
19 Your (AK)dead will live;(m)Their corpses will rise.You who lie in the dust, (AL)awake and shout for joy,For your dew is as the dew of the (n)dawn,And the earth will (o)give birth to the (p)departed spirits.
19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
19 Your dead will live; their bodies(b) will rise.(N)Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust!For you will be covered with the morning dew,(c)and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
19 "But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Those who live in the dust will wake up and shout for joy! For your dew is like the dew of dawn, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
20 Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!
20 Come, my people, (AM)enter into your roomsAnd close your doors behind you;Hide for a little (q)(AN)whileUntil (AO)indignation (r)runs its course.
20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
20 Go, my people, enter your roomsand close your doors behind you.Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.(O)
20 Come, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.
21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.
21 For behold, the Lord is about to (AP)come out from His placeTo (AQ)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;And the earth will (AR)reveal her bloodshedAnd will no longer cover her slain.
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
21 For look, the Lord is coming from His place(P)to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.(Q)The earth will reveal the blood shed on itand will no longer conceal her slain.
21 For see, the LORD is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins; the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it, and will no longer conceal its slain."
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