Isaiah 26:1-12

New King James Version

“We have a strong city;
^(B)God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
^2 (C)Open the gates,
That the righteous nation which ^[a]keeps the truth may enter in.
³ You will keep him in perfect ^(D)peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
⁴ Trust in the Lord forever,
^(E)For in Yah, the Lord, is ^[b]everlasting strength.
⁵ For He brings ^[c]down those who dwell on high,
^(F)The lofty city;
He lays it low,
He lays it low to the ground,
He brings it down to the dust.
⁶ The foot shall ^[d]tread it down—
The feet of the poor
And the steps of the needy.”

⁷ The way of the just is uprightness;
^(G)O Most Upright,
You ^[e]weigh the path of the just.
⁸ Yes, ^(H)in the way of Your judgments,
O Lord, we have ^(I)waited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
^9 (J)With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

^10 (K)Let grace be shown to the wicked,
Yet he will not learn righteousness;
In ^(L)the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
¹¹ Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, ^(M)they will not see.
But they will see and be ashamed
For ^[f]their envy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

¹² Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works ^[g]in us.