Isaiah 26 : 1 (NLV)
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city. The Lord saves us and puts up walls to keep us safe.
Isaiah 26 : 2 (NLV)
Open the gates, that the nation that is right with God may come in, the one that keeps faithful.
Isaiah 26 : 3 (NLV)
You will keep the man in perfect peace whose mind is kept on You, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26 : 4 (NLV)
Trust in the Lord forever. For the Lord God is a Rock that lasts forever.
Isaiah 26 : 5 (NLV)
For He has brought down low those who live on a high place, the high city. He lays it low. He lays it low to the ground. He throws it to the dust.
Isaiah 26 : 6 (NLV)
It will be crushed under foot, under the feet of those who have suffered and the steps of those who cannot help themselves."
Isaiah 26 : 7 (NLV)
The way of the man who is right with God is smooth. O Upright One, make the path straight of those who are right with You.
Isaiah 26 : 8 (NLV)
While following in Your ways, O Lord, we have waited for You. To remember You and Your name is the desire of our souls.
Isaiah 26 : 9 (NLV)
My soul has a desire for You in the night. Yes, my spirit within me looks for You in the morning. For when you punish the earth, the people of the world learn what is right and good.
Isaiah 26 : 10 (NLV)
When favor is shown to the sinful, he does not learn what is right and good. He goes on doing what is wrong in the land of those who are right. He does not see the wonderful power of the Lord.
Isaiah 26 : 11 (NLV)
O Lord, Your hand is lifted up but they do not see it. Let them see Your care for Your people and be ashamed. Let fire destroy those who hate You.
Isaiah 26 : 12 (NLV)
O Lord, You will give us peace, for You have done all our works for us.
Isaiah 26 : 13 (NLV)
O Lord our God, other lords than You have ruled us, but Your name alone is the One we honor.
Isaiah 26 : 14 (NLV)
They are dead, and will not live. Their spirits will not return. So You have punished and destroyed them. You have caused them all to be forgotten.
Isaiah 26 : 15 (NLV)
You have made the nation great, O Lord. You have made the nation great. You have received much praise. You have made the land larger.
Isaiah 26 : 16 (NLV)
O Lord, they looked for You in their trouble. They could only say a quiet prayer while You were punishing them.
Isaiah 26 : 17 (NLV)
As the woman who is going to have a baby comes close to the time to give birth, she suffers and cries out in her pains. This is how we were before You, O Lord.
Isaiah 26 : 18 (NLV)
We suffered in pain. We gave birth, as it were, only to wind. We could not bring the world out of its trouble. And no people of the earth were born.
Isaiah 26 : 19 (NLV)
Your dead will live. Their dead bodies will rise. You who lie in the dust, wake up and call out for joy. For as the water on the grass in the morning brings new life, the earth will bring back to life those who have been dead.
Isaiah 26 : 20 (NLV)
Come, my people, go into your rooms. Close your doors behind you. Hide for a little while until God's anger is past.
Isaiah 26 : 21 (NLV)
For see, the Lord is about to come out from His place to punish the people of the earth for their sin. And the earth will let the blood be seen that has poured on her. She will no longer cover her dead.
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