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^(C1)On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a ^(C2)strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for ^(F1)(C3)security.

-"Open the ^(C1)gates, that the ^(C2)righteous nation may enter, The one that ^(F1)remains faithful.

-"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect ^(C1)peace, Because he trusts in You.

-"^(C1)Trust in the LORD forever, For in ^(F1)GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting ^(C2)Rock.

-"For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the ^(C1)unassailable city; ^(C2)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

-"^(C1)The foot will trample it, The feet of the ^(C2)poor, the steps of the helpless."

The ^(C1)way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, ^(C2)make the path of the righteous level.

Indeed, while following the way of ^(C1)Your judgments, LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; ^(C2)Your name, and ^(C3)remembering You, is the desire of our souls.

^(C1)At night ^(F1)my soul longs for You, Indeed, ^(F2)my spirit within me ^(C2)seeks You diligently; For when the earth ^(F3)experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world ^(C3)learn righteousness.

Though the wicked person is shown compassion, He does not ^(C1)learn righteousness; He ^(C2)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.

LORD, Your hand is lifted up, yet they ^(C1)do not see it. ^(F1)They see ^(C2)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, ^(F2)(C3)fire will devour Your enemies.

LORD, You will establish ^(C1)peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

LORD, our God, ^(C1)other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we ^(F1)(C2)confess Your name.

^(C1)The dead will not live, the ^(F1)departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have ^(C2)punished and destroyed them, And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.

^(C1)You have increased the nation, LORD, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have ^(C2)extended all the borders of the land.

LORD, they sought You ^(C1)in distress; They ^(F1)could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.

^(C1)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains; This is how we were before You, LORD.

We were pregnant, we writhed in labor, We ^(C1)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, Nor were ^(C2)inhabitants of the world ^(F1)born.

Your ^(C1)dead will live; ^(F1)Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, ^(C2)awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the ^(F2)dawn, And the earth will ^(F3)give birth to the ^(F4)departed spirits.

Come, my people, ^(C1)enter your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little ^(F1)(C2)while Until ^(C3)indignation ^(F2)runs its course.

For behold, the LORD is about to ^(C1)come out from His place To ^(C2)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing; And the earth will ^(C3)reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.