^{1 Ref} Wo, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.

^{2 Ref} O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.

^{3 Ref} From the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.

^{4 Ref} And gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running to and fro of locusts is he running on it.

^{5 Ref} Set on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion `with' judgment and righteousness,

^{6 Ref} And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it `is' His treasure.

^{7 Ref} Lo, `Their Ariel,' they have cried without, Messengers of peace do weep bitterly.

^{8 Ref} Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.

^{9 Ref} Mourned, languished hath the land, Confounded hath been Lebanon, Withered hath been Sharon as a wilderness, And shaking are Bashan and Carmel.

^{10 Ref} Now, do I arise, saith Jehovah, Now I am exalted, now I am lifted up.

^{11 Ref} Ye conceive chaff, ye bear stubble, Your spirit! -- fire devoureth you.

^{12 Ref} And peoples have been `as' burnings of lime, Thorns, as sweepings, with fire they burn.

^{13 Ref} Hear, ye far off, that which I have done, And know, ye near ones, My might.

^{14 Ref} Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us -- consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us -- burnings of the age?

^{15 Ref} Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

^{16 Ref} He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock `are' his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

^{17 Ref} A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.

^{18 Ref} Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where `is' he who is counting? Where `is' he who is weighing? Where `is' he who is counting the towers?

^{19 Ref} The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.

^{20 Ref} See Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are broken.

^{21 Ref} But there mighty `is' Jehovah for us, A place of rivers -- streams broad of sides, No ship with oars doth go into it, And a mighty ship doth not pass over it.

^{22 Ref} For Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king -- He doth save us.

^{23 Ref} Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.

^{24 Ref} Nor doth an inhabitant say, `I was sick,' The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!

^{1 Ref} Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

^{2 Ref} O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

^{3 Ref} At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.

^{4 Ref} And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it.

^{5 Ref} Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

^{6 Ref} And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.

^{7 Ref} Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

^{8 Ref} The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: `the enemy' hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.

^{9 Ref} The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off `their leaves'.

^{10 Ref} Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.

^{11 Ref} Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

^{12 Ref} And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.

^{13 Ref} Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

^{14 Ref} The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?

^{15 Ref} He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

^{16 Ref} He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given `him'; his waters shall be sure.

^{17 Ref} Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.

^{18 Ref} Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed `the tribute'? where is he that counted the towers?

^{19 Ref} Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.

^{20 Ref} Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

^{21 Ref} But there Jehovah will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

^{22 Ref} For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.

^{23 Ref} Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

^{24 Ref} And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

^{1 Ref} Woe to you who destroy, and you weren't destroyed; and deal treacherously, and they didn't deal treacherously with you! When you have ceased to destroy, you shall be destroyed; and when you have made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you.

^{2 Ref} Yahweh, be gracious to us; we have waited for you: be our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

^{3 Ref} At the noise of the thunder the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations are scattered.

^{4 Ref} Your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathers: as locusts leap shall men leap on it.

^{5 Ref} Yahweh is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

^{6 Ref} There shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

^{7 Ref} Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

^{8 Ref} The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: [the enemy] has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he doesn't regard man.

^{9 Ref} The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their leaves].

^{10 Ref} Now will I arise, says Yahweh; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.

^{11 Ref} You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

^{12 Ref} The peoples shall be as the burning of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.

^{13 Ref} Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.

^{14 Ref} The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burning?

^{15 Ref} He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:

^{16 Ref} He shall dwell on high; his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.

^{17 Ref} Your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall see a land that reaches afar.

^{18 Ref} Your heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed [the tribute]? where is he who counted the towers?

^{19 Ref} You shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not understand.

^{20 Ref} Look on Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes of it shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords of it be broken.

^{21 Ref} But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, in which shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

^{22 Ref} For Yahweh is our judge, Yahweh is our lawgiver, Yahweh is our king; he will save us.

^{23 Ref} Your rigging is untied; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

^{24 Ref} The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people who dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.