1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

<>city, <>salvation, <>bulwarks

2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

<>v. 2, <>the gates, <>keepeth the truth, <>the truth

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

<>v. 3, <>peace, <>trusteth in thee

4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

<>Trust ye in the LORD, <>in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength, <>JEHOVAH

5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

<>he bringeth down them that dwell on high

6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

<>the poor, <>the needy

7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

<>uprightness … upright, <>thou, most upright, dost weigh

8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

<>in the way, <>we waited for thee, <>the desire of our soul is to thy name, <>the desire of our soul

9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

<>I seek thee early, <>seek thee, <>when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness, <>inhabitants

10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

<>v. 10, <>Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness, <>deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD

11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

<>will … shall, <>envy, <>the fire of thine enemies shall devour them, <>thine enemies

12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

<>LORD, … thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

13 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

<>we make mention of thy name

14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

<>dead, <>they shall not rise, <>perish

15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.

16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

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17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

<>we have as it were brought forth wind, <>we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth, <>earth … world

19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

<>Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise., <>ye that dwell in dust, <>dew … dew, <>the earth shall cast out the dead

20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

<>hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast

21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

<>the earth also shall disclose her blood, <>the earth … her blood