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For he has brought low
    the inhabitants of the height,
    the lofty city.
He lays it low, lays it low to the ground,
    casts it to the dust.
The foot tramples it,
    the feet of the poor,
    the steps of the needy.”

The way of the righteous is level;
    thou[a] dost make smooth the path of the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:7 Cn Compare Gk: Heb thou (that art) upright

He humbles those who dwell on high,
    he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground(A)
    and casts it down to the dust.(B)
Feet trample(C) it down—
    the feet of the oppressed,(D)
    the footsteps of the poor.(E)

The path of the righteous is level;(F)
    you, the Upright One,(G) make the way of the righteous smooth.(H)

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