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Isaiah 26
New American Standard Bible

Song of Trust in God’s Protection

26 (A)On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“We have a (B)strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for [a](C)security.
2 Open the (D)gates, that the (E)righteous nation may enter,
The one that [b]remains faithful.
3 The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect (F)peace,
Because he trusts in You.
4 (G)Trust in the Lord forever,
For in [c]God the Lord, we have an everlasting (H)Rock.
5 For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the (I)unassailable city;
(J)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
6 (K)The foot will trample it,
The feet of the (L)poor, the steps of the helpless.”

7 The (M)way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, (N)make the path of the righteous level.
8 Indeed, while following the way of (O)Your judgments, Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
(P)Your name, and (Q)remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
9 (R)At night [d]my soul longs for You,
Indeed, [e]my spirit within me (S)seeks You diligently;
For when the earth [f]experiences Your judgments,
The inhabitants of the world (T)learn righteousness.
10 Though the wicked person is shown compassion,
He does not (U)learn righteousness;
He (V)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

11 Lord, Your hand is lifted up, yet they (W)do not see it.
[g]They see (X)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, [h](Y)fire will devour Your enemies.
12 Lord, You will establish (Z)peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
13 Lord, our God, (AA)other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we [i](AB)confess Your name.
14 (AC)The dead will not live, the [j]departed spirits will not rise;
Therefore You have (AD)punished and destroyed them,
And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.
15 (AE)You have increased the nation, Lord,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have (AF)extended all the borders of the land.
16 Lord, they sought You (AG)in distress;
They [k]could only whisper a prayer,
Your discipline was upon them.
17 (AH)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains;
This is how we were before You, Lord.
18 We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We (AI)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were (AJ)inhabitants of the world [l]born.
19 Your (AK)dead will live;
[m]Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, (AL)awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the [n]dawn,
And the earth will [o]give birth to the [p]departed spirits.

20 Come, my people, (AM)enter your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little [q](AN)while
Until (AO)indignation [r]runs its course.
21 For behold, the Lord is about to (AP)come out from His place
To (AQ)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing;
And the earth will (AR)reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:1 Or salvation
  2. Isaiah 26:2 Lit keeps faithfulness
  3. Isaiah 26:4 Heb Yah, usually rendered Lord
  4. Isaiah 26:9 Lit with my soul I long
  5. Isaiah 26:9 Lit with my spirit...I seek
  6. Isaiah 26:9 Lit has
  7. Isaiah 26:11 Or Let them see...and be
  8. Isaiah 26:11 Or let the fire for Your adversaries devour them
  9. Isaiah 26:13 Or make Your name known
  10. Isaiah 26:14 Or shades
  11. Isaiah 26:16 Lit sound forth a whisper
  12. Isaiah 26:18 Lit fallen
  13. Isaiah 26:19 As in some ancient versions; MT My
  14. Isaiah 26:19 Lit lights
  15. Isaiah 26:19 Lit cause to fall
  16. Isaiah 26:19 Or shades
  17. Isaiah 26:20 Lit moment
  18. Isaiah 26:20 Lit passes over
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Isaiah 26
International Standard Version

The Song of Redeemed Judah

26 At that time,[a] people will sing this song[b] in the land of Judah:

“We have a strong city;
    God crafts victory,
        its walls and ramparts.[c]
2 Open your[d] gates,
    so the righteous nation that safeguards its faith may enter.
3 You will keep perfectly peaceful[e]
    the one whose mind remains focused on you,
        because he remains[f] in you.

4 “Trust in the Lord forever,
    for in the Lord God[g] you have an everlasting rock.
5 For he has made drunk[h]
    the inhabitants of the height,
        the lofty city.
He lays it low[i] to the ground
casting it down to the dust,
6 by the feet of the oppressed who trample it,[j]
by the footsteps of the needy.[k]

7 “The path of the righteous is level;
    O Upright One,[l]
        you make safe[m] the way of justice.[n]
8 Yes, Lord, in the path of your judgments we wait;[o]
    your name and your Law[p] are the[q] soul’s desire.
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
    my spirit within me searches for you.
For when your judgments come upon the earth,
    the world’s inhabitants learn righteousness.
10 If favor is shown to the wicked,
    they don’t learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they act perversely
    and do not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

11 “Lord, your hand is lifted up,
    but they do not see it.
And[r] let them see your zeal for your[s] people
    and be put to shame—
        yes, let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them!
12 Lord, you will decide[t] peace for us,
    for you have indeed accomplished
        all our achievements for us.
13 O Lord our God,
    other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but through you alone
    we acknowledge your name.
14 The dead won’t live,
    and[u] the departed spirits won’t rise—
to that end, you punished and destroyed them,
    then locked away[v] all memory of them.

15 “But you have enlarged the nation,[w] Lord;
    you have enlarged the nation.[x]
You have gained honor;
    you have extended all the borders of the land.

16 Lord, they[y] came to you in distress;
    they poured out their secret[z] prayer
        when your chastenings were[aa] afflicting[ab] them.
17 Just as a pregnant woman writhes
    and cries out during her labor
when she is about to give birth,
    so were we because of you, Lord.
18 We were pregnant, writhing in pain,
    but we gave birth only to wind.
We have not won your[ac] victory on earth,
nor have the inhabitants of the world been born.”

The Resurrection of the Dead

19 “But your dead will live; their bodies will rise.
Those who live in the dust will wake up and shout for joy![ad]
For your dew is like the dew of dawn,
and the earth will give birth to the dead.
20 Come, my people, enter your rooms
    and shut your doors[ae] behind you.
Hide yourselves[af] for a little while
    until the fury has passed by.
21 For see, the Lord is coming from his place
    to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins;
the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it,
    and will no longer conceal its slain.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:1 Lit. On that day
  2. Isaiah 26:1 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsac MT read time, this song will be sung; LXX reads time, they will sing that song
  3. Isaiah 26:1 So 4QIsac; 1QIsaa MT read walls and ramparts; LXX reads wall and rampart
  4. Isaiah 26:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the
  5. Isaiah 26:3 Lit. peace, peace; so 1QIsaa MT; LXX Syr read peace
  6. Isaiah 26:3 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab LXX; 4QIsac MT read trusts
  7. Isaiah 26:4 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab reads the Lord God; LXX reads the Lord, the Lord
  8. Isaiah 26:5 So MT 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsab 4QIsac MT read has brought low; LXX reads has humbled and brought down
  9. Isaiah 26:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads He levels it, he levels it
  10. Isaiah 26:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads The foot tramples it
  11. Isaiah 26:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads oppressed
  12. Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac reads they go straight ahead; LXX lacks this line
  13. Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read smooth or you prepare
  14. Isaiah 26:7 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; MT LXX read of the righteous ones
  15. Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads we wait for you
  16. Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT read your renown; cf. LXX
  17. Isaiah 26:8 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab reads my
  18. Isaiah 26:11 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; the Heb. lacks And
  19. Isaiah 26:11 Lit. the; so 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks your
  20. Isaiah 26:12 So 1QIsaa; MT reads prepare or give; LXX reads Lord, give
  21. Isaiah 26:14 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsaa corrector MT lack and
  22. Isaiah 26:14 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read wiped out
  23. Isaiah 26:15 So 1QIsaa 4QIsab
  24. Isaiah 26:15 So 1QIsaa; MTms lacks this line
  25. Isaiah 26:16 So 1QIsaa MT; MTmss LXXmss read we; LXX reads I remembered you
  26. Isaiah 26:16 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT read out a magical
  27. Isaiah 26:16 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read your chastening was
  28. Isaiah 26:16 Lit. upon
  29. Isaiah 26:18 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks your
  30. Isaiah 26:19 So 1QIsaa; MT reads Wake up and shout for joy, you; LXX reads Those in the dust will rejoice, for
  31. Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa MT; MTqere reads door
  32. Isaiah 26:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads yourself
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