Isaiah:26:1-18
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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 .
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Open ye the gates ,
that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in .
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace ,
whose mind is stayed on thee :
because he trusteth in thee .
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Trust ye in the LORD for ever :
for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength :
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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 .
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The foot shall tread it down ,
even the feet of the poor ,
and the steps of the needy .
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The way of the just is uprightness :
thou ,
most upright ,
dost weigh the path of the just .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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LORD ,
thou wilt ordain peace for us :
for thou also hast wrought all our works in us .
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O LORD our God ,
other lords beside thee have had dominion over us :
but by thee only will we make mention of thy name .
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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 .
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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 .
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LORD ,
in trouble have they visited thee ,
they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them .
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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 .
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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 .