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17 Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.

18 Thy heart shall meditate on terror: Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19 Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.

20 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 pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;

21 but there Jehovah is unto us glorious,—a place of rivers, of broad streams: no galley with oars shall go there, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.

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17 Your eyes will see the king(A) in his beauty(B)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(C)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(D)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(E)
19 You will see those arrogant people(F) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(G)

20 Look on Zion,(H) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,(I) a tent(J) that will not be moved;(K)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty(L) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.(M)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship(N) will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our judge,(O)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,(P)
the Lord is our king;(Q)
    it is he who will save(R) us.

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