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^(a)In 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.

"Open the ^(d)gates, that the ^(e)righteous nation may enter, The one that ^[b]remains faithful.

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect ^(f)peace, Because he trusts in You.

"^(g)Trust in the Lord forever, For in ^[c] God the Lord , we have an everlasting ^(h)Rock.

"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.

"^(k)The foot will trample it, The feet of the ^(l)afflicted, the steps of the helpless."

The ^(m)way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, ⁽ⁿ⁾make the path of the righteous level.

Indeed, while following the way of ^(o)Your judgments, O Lord , We have waited for You eagerly; ^(p)Your name, even Your ^(q)memory, is the desire of our souls.

^(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.

Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not ^(u)learn righteousness; He ^(v)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord .

O 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.

Lord , You will establish ^(z)peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

O Lord our God, ^(aa)other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we ^[i](ab)confess Your name.

^(ac)The dead will not live, the ^[j]departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have ^(ad)punished and destroyed them, And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.

^(ae)You have increased the nation, O Lord , You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have ^(af)extended all the borders of the land.

O Lord , they sought You ^(ag)in distress; They ^[k]could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them.

^(ah)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains, Thus were we before You, O Lord .

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.

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.

Come, my people, ^(am)enter into your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little ^[q](an)while Until ^(ao)indignation ^[r]runs its course.

For behold, the Lord is about to ^(ap)come out from His place To ^(aq)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth will ^(ar)reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.