KJ3 Literal Translation
Isaiah 26
A song inciting to confidence in Jehovah, for His favor to His people. Christ prophesied to come. An exhortation to wait on Jehovah.
1In that day this song shall be sung in the land of Judah: A strong city to us; He sets up salvation as our walls and rampart.
2Open the gates, and the righteous nation shall come in, keeping faithfulness.
3You will keep in peace, [perfect] peace the mind sustained by You, for he trusts in You.
4Trust in Jehovah forever, for in Jah Jehovah is an everlasting Rock.
5For He bows those living on high; He lays low the lofty city; He lays it low to the ground; He strikes down even to the dust.
6The foot shall trample it, the feet of the humble one, steps of the poor ones.
7The path for the just one is uprightness; the Upright One will make level the track of the just one.
8Yea, Jehovah, in the path of Your judgments we awaited You; for Your name and for Your memory is the desire of our soul.
9With my soul I desire You in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I diligently seek You. For when Your judgments are in the earth, those living in the world learn righteousness.
10The wicked one finds favor; he does not learn righteousness; he acts wrongfully in the land of straight things, and he does not see the majesty of Jehovah.
11Jehovah, Your hand is high; they do not see; they see and are ashamed of the zeal of the people. Yea, the fire of Your adversaries devour them.
12Jehovah, You will ordain peace for us; for also You have worked all our works for us.
13Jehovah our God, masters beside You have governed us; only in You we will mention Your name.
14Ones that died do not live; Departed spirits do not rise; thereforeYou called to account and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish.
15You have added to the nation, Jehovah; You have added to the nation, You are glorified; You have sent far off all the ends of the land.
16Jehovah, they visited You in distress; they poured out a whisper; Your chastening was to them.
17As a pregnant woman draws near to give birth, she writhes and cries out in her pangs. So are we before You, Jehovah.
18We conceived; we writhed; as it were, we gave birth to wind. We have not worked salvation for the earth; and those living in the world have not fallen.
19Yours who died shall live, my dead body, they shall rise up. Awake and sing, those dwelling in the dust; for the dew of lights is your dew; and the earth shall cast out departed spirits.
20Come, My people, go in your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide for a little moment, until the fury passes.
21For, behold, Jehovah comes from His place to visit his iniquity on one dwelling on the earth. On him the earth shall also reveal her blood, and not shall still cover over her being slain.
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