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Published: March 27, 2024, 5 a.m.

ISAIAH 26

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A Song of Praise

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1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

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We have a strong city;

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God makes salvation

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its walls and ramparts.

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2 Open the gates

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that the righteous nation may enter,

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the nation that keeps faith.

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3 You will keep in perfect peace

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those whose minds are steadfast,

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because they trust in you.

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4 Trust in the\xa0Lord\xa0forever,

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for the\xa0Lord, the\xa0Lord\xa0himself, is the Rock eternal.

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5 He humbles those who dwell on high,

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he lays the lofty city low;

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he levels it to the ground

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and casts it down to the dust.

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6 Feet trample it down\u2014

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the feet of the oppressed,

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the footsteps of the poor.

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7 The path of the righteous is level;

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you, the Upright One, make the way

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of the righteous smooth.

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8 Yes,\xa0Lord,\nwalking in the way of your laws,

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we wait for you;

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your name and renown

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are the desire of our hearts.

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9 My soul yearns for you in the night;

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in the morning my spirit longs for you.

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When your judgments come upon the earth,

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the people of the world learn righteousness.

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10 But when grace is shown to the wicked,

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they do not learn righteousness;

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even in a land of uprightness they

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go on doing evil

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and do not regard the majesty of the\xa0Lord.

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11\xa0Lord, your hand is lifted high,

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but they do not see it.

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Let them see your zeal for your

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people and be put to shame;

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let the fire reserved for your

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enemies consume them.

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12\xa0Lord, you establish peace for us;

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all that we have accomplished you\nhave done for us.

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13\xa0Lord\xa0our God,

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other lords besides you have ruled over us,

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but your name alone do we honor.

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14 They are now dead, they live no more;

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their spirits do not rise.

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You punished them and brought them to ruin;

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you wiped out all memory of them.

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15 You have enlarged the nation,\xa0Lord;

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you have enlarged the nation.

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You have gained glory for yourself;

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you have extended all the borders\nof the land.

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16\xa0Lord,\nthey came to you in their distress;

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when you disciplined them,

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they could barely whisper a\nprayer.

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17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth

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writhes and cries out in her pain,

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so were we in your presence,\xa0Lord.

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18 We were with child, we writhed in labor,

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but we gave birth to wind.

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We have not brought salvation to\nthe earth,

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and the people of the world have\nnot come to life.

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19 But your dead will live,\xa0Lord;

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their bodies will rise\u2014

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let those who dwell in the dust

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wake up and shout for joy\u2014

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your dew is like the dew of the\nmorning;

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the earth will give birth to her dead.

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20 Go, my people, enter your rooms

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and shut the doors behind you;

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hide yourselves for a little while

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until his wrath has passed by.

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21 See, the\xa0Lord\xa0is\ncoming out of his dwelling

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to punish the people of the earth for their sins.

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The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;

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the earth will conceal its slain no longer.

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https://www.bible.com/bible/111/ISA.26.NIV

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