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<t><p class="indent1">He sets<MH7896> up<MH7896> walls<MH2346> and ramparts<MH2426> for <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>security<MH3444>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Open<MH6605a> the gates<MH8179>, that the righteous<MH6662> nation<MH1471> may enter<MH935>, <t><p class="indent1">The one that <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>remains<MH8104> faithful<MH529>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“The steadfast<MH5564> of mind<MH3336> You will keep<MH5341> in perfect<MH7965> peace<MH7965>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> he trusts<MH982> in You. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Trust<MH982> in the LORD<MH3068> forever<MH5703>, <t><p class="indent1">For in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>GOD<MH3050> the LORD<MH3068>, <i>we have</i> an everlasting<MH5769> Rock<MH6697>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“For He has brought<MH7817> low<MH7817> those who dwell<MH3427> on high<MH4791>, the unassailable<MH7682> city<MH7151>; <t><p class="indent1">He lays<MH8213> it low<MH8213>, He lays<MH8213> it low<MH8213> to the ground<MH776>, He casts<MH5060> it to the dust<MH6083>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“The foot<MH7272> will trample<MH7429> it, <t><p class="indent1">The feet<MH7272> of the poor<MH6041>, the steps<MH6471> of the helpless<MH1800b>.” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The way<MH734> of the righteous<MH6662> is smooth<MH4339>; <t><p class="indent1">O Upright<MH3477> One<MH3477>, make<MH6424> the path<MH4570> of the righteous<MH6662> level<MH6424>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Indeed<MH637>, <i>while following</i> the way<MH734> of Your judgments<MH4941>, LORD<MH3068>, <t><p class="indent1">We have waited<MH6960a> for You eagerly<MH6960a>; <t><p class="indent1">Your name<MH8034>, and remembering<MH2143> You, is the desire<MH8378> of <i>our</i> souls<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>At night<MH3915> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>my soul<MH5315> longs<MH183> for You, <t><p class="indent1">Indeed<MH637>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>my spirit<MH7307> within<MH7130> me seeks<MH7836> You diligently<MH7836>; <t><p class="indent1">For when<MH3512c> the earth<MH776> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>experiences Your judgments<MH4941>, <t><p class="indent1">The inhabitants<MH3427> of the world<MH8398> learn<MH3925> righteousness<MH6664>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><i>Though</i> the wicked<MH7563> person<MH7563> is shown<MH2603a> compassion<MH2603a>, <t><p class="indent1">He does not learn<MH3925> righteousness<MH6664>; <t><p class="indent1">He deals<MH5765> unjustly<MH5765> in the land<MH776> of uprightness<MH5228>, <t><p class="indent1">And does not perceive<MH7200> the majesty<MH1348> of the LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>LORD<MH3068>, Your hand<MH3027> is lifted<MH7311> up<MH7311>, <i>yet</i> they do not see<MH2372> it. <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>They see<MH2372> <i>Your</i> zeal<MH7068> for the people<MH5971a> and are put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954>; <t><p class="indent1">Indeed<MH637>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>fire<MH784> will devour<MH398> Your enemies<MH6862c>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>LORD<MH3068>, You will establish<MH8239> peace<MH7965> for us, <t><p class="indent1">Since<MH3588> You have also<MH1571> performed<MH6466> for us all<MH3605> our works<MH4639>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>LORD<MH3068>, our God<MH430>, other masters<MH113> besides<MH2108> You have ruled<MH1166> us; <t><p class="indent1"><i>But</i> through You alone<MH905> we <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>confess<MH2142> Your name<MH8034>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The dead<MH4191> will not live<MH2421a>, the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>departed<MH7496> spirits<MH7496> will not rise<MH6965>; <t><p class="indent1">Therefore<MH3651> You have punished<MH6485> and destroyed<MH8045> them, <t><p class="indent1">And You have eliminated<MH6> all<MH3605> remembrance<MH2143> of them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You have increased<MH3254> the nation<MH1471>, LORD<MH3068>, <t><p class="indent1">You have increased<MH3254> the nation<MH1471>, You are glorified<MH3513>; <t><p class="indent1">You have extended<MH7368> all<MH3605> the borders<MH7099> of the land<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>LORD<MH3068>, they sought<MH6485> You in distress<MH6862b>; <t><p class="indent1">They <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>could only whisper<MH6694, 3908> a prayer<MH3908>, <t><p class="indent1">Your discipline<MH4148> was upon them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>As the pregnant<MH2030> woman<MH2030> approaches<MH7126> <i>the time</i> to give<MH3205> birth<MH3205>, <t><p class="indent1">She writhes<MH2342a> <i>and</i> cries<MH2199> out<MH2199> in her labor<MH2256b> pains<MH2256b>; <t><p class="indent1">This<MH3651> is<MH3651> how<MH3651> we were before<MH4480, 6440> You, LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>We were<MH2029> pregnant<MH2029>, we writhed<MH2342a> <i>in labor,</i> <t><p class="indent1">We gave<MH3205> birth<MH3205>, as it seems, <i>only</i> to wind<MH7307>. <t><p class="indent1">We could not accomplish<MH6213a> deliverance<MH3444> for the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH1077> were inhabitants<MH3427> of the world<MH8398> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>born<MH5307>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Your dead<MH4191> will live<MH2421a>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>Their corpses<MH5038> will rise<MH6965>. <t><p class="indent1">You who lie<MH7931> in<MH7931> the dust<MH6083>, awake<MH7019a> and shout<MH7442> for<MH7442> joy<MH7442>, <t><p class="indent1">For your dew<MH2919> <i>is as</i> the dew<MH2919> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>dawn<MH219a>, <t><p class="indent1">And the earth<MH776> will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>give<MH5307> birth<MH5307> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>departed<MH7496> spirits<MH7496>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Come<MH1980>, my people<MH5971a>, enter<MH935> your rooms<MH2315> <t><p class="indent1">And close<MH5462> your doors<MH1802b> behind<MH1157> you; <t><p class="indent1">Hide<MH2247> for a little<MH4592> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>while<MH7281> <t><p class="indent1">Until<MH5704> indignation<MH2195> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>runs<MH5674a> <i>its</i> course<MH5674a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For behold<MH2009>, the LORD<MH3068> is about to come<MH3318> out<MH3318> from His place<MH4725> <t><p class="indent1">To punish<MH6485> the inhabitants<MH3427> of the earth<MH776> for their wrongdoing<MH5771>; <t><p class="indent1">And the earth<MH776> will reveal<MH1540> her bloodshed<MH1818> <t><p class="indent1">And will no<MH3808> longer<MH5750> cover<MH3680> her slain<MH2026>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>salvation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>keeps faithfulness</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Heb <i>Y<i>AH,</i></i> usually rendered <i>L<i>ORD</i></i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit with <i>my soul I long</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit with <i>my spirit...I seek</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>has</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>Let them see...and be</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>let the fire for Your adversaries devour them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>make Your name known</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>shades</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>sound forth a whisper</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>fallen</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> As in some ancient versions; 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