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“Listen to me, you that know what is right,
    who have my teaching fixed in your hearts.
Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you;
    they will vanish like moth-eaten clothing!
But the deliverance I bring will last forever;
    my victory will endure for all time.”

Wake up, Lord, and help us!
Use your power and save us;
    use it as you did in ancient times.
It was you that cut the sea monster Rahab[a] to pieces.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:9 A legendary sea monster, which represented the forces of chaos and evil, was sometimes a symbol of Egypt.

“Hear me, you who know what is right,(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(C)
For the moth will eat them up like a garment;(D)
    the worm(E) will devour them like wool.
But my righteousness will last forever,(F)
    my salvation through all generations.”

Awake, awake,(G) arm(H) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(I)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(J)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(K) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(L) through?

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