Study Desk

^(C1)Proclaim this among the nations: ^(C2)Prepare for holy war; ^(C3)stir up the warriors! Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!

^(C1)Beat your plowshares into swords, And your pruning hooks into spears; ^(C2)Let the weak man say, "I am a warrior."

^(F1)(C1)Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, LORD, Your ^(C2)warriors.

Let the nations be awakened And come up to the ^(C1)Valley of ^(F1)Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to ^(C2)judge All the surrounding nations.

^(C1)Put in the sickle, for the ^(C2)harvest is ripe. Come, ^(C3)tread the grapes, for the ^(C4)wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their ^(C5)wickedness is great.

^(C1)Multitudes, multitudes in the ^(C2)valley of ^(F1)decision! For the ^(C3)day of the LORD is near in the valley of ^(F1)decision.

The ^(C1)sun and moon have become dark, And the stars have lost their brightness.

The LORD ^(C1)roars from Zion And ^(C2)utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the ^(C3)heavens and the earth quake. But the LORD is a ^(C4)refuge for His people, And a ^(C5)stronghold for the sons of Israel.