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Penitence and Trust in God

Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
    when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
I must bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
    and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall see his vindication.(B)
10 Then my enemies[b] will see,
    and shame will cover those[c] who said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their[d] downfall;[e]
    now they[f] will be trodden down
    like the mire of the streets.(C)

A Prophecy of Restoration

11 A day for the building of your walls!
    On that day the boundary shall be far extended.(D)
12 On that day they will come to you
    from Assyria to[g] Egypt
and from Egypt to the River,
    from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.(E)
13 But the earth will be desolate
    because of its inhabitants,
    for the fruit of their doings.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.8 Heb enemy
  2. 7.10 Heb enemy
  3. 7.10 Heb she
  4. 7.10 Heb her
  5. 7.10 Heb lacks downfall
  6. 7.10 Heb she
  7. 7.12 Heb ms: MT Assyria and cities of

You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy!
    When I fall I will stand up;
when I sit in darkness
    Yahweh will be a light for me.
I will bear the rage of Yahweh,
    for I have sinned against him,
until he pleads my cause
    and executes my justice.
He will bring me out to the light;
    I will see his righteousness.
10 Then my enemy will see,
    and shame will cover her who said to me,
“Where is Yahweh your God?”
    My eyes will look upon her;
now she will become a trampling place,
    like mud in the streets.
11 A day for building your walls;
    on that day he will extend your boundary.
12 On that day he will come to you
    from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
and from Egypt to the River,
    and from sea to sea
    and mountain to mountain.
13 But the earth will be a desolation
    because of its inhabitants,
    for the fruit of their deeds.

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