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Judah’s Song of Praise

26 On that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

We have a strong city;[a]
    he sets up victory like walls and ramparts![b]

Open the gates so that[c] the righteous nation who keeps faithfulness may enter!

You will protect a firm inclination in peace,
    in peace because he trusts in you.
Trust in Yahweh forever,
    for in Yah, Yahweh you have an everlasting rock.
For he has thrown down the inhabitants of the height,
    he lays low the lofty city.
He lays it low to the ground;
    he throws her to the dust.
The foot tramples it,
    the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:1 Literally “a city of strength for us”
  2. Isaiah 26:1 Hebrew “rampart”
  3. Isaiah 26:2 Or “and”

The Song of Judah

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

We have a strong city.
Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.(A)
Open the gates
so a righteous nation can come in—
one that remains faithful.
You will keep the mind that is dependent on you
in perfect peace,(B)
for it is trusting in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!(C)
For he has humbled those who live in lofty places—
an inaccessible city.(D)
He brings it down; he brings it down to the ground;
he throws it to the dust.
Feet trample it,
the feet of the humble,
the steps of the poor.

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