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¹ Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, striding in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, with full resources to save.² Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like him that treads in the wine vat?³ I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.⁴ For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come.⁵ And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my wrath, it upheld me.⁶ And I trod down the peoples in my anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.

⁷ I will make mention of the loving-kindnesses of Yahweh, [and] the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.⁸ For he said, Surely, they are my people, sons that will not deal falsely: so he was their Savior.⁹ In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.¹⁰ But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] himself fought against them.¹¹ Then he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying], Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them?¹² that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?¹³ that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they didn't stumble?¹⁴ As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of Yahweh caused them to rest; so you led your people, to make yourself a glorious name.

¹⁵ Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where are your zeal and your mighty acts? the yearning of your insides and your compassions are restrained toward me.¹⁶ For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us: you, O Yahweh, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name.¹⁷ O Yahweh, why do you make us to err from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your slaves' sake, the tribes of your inheritance.¹⁸ Your holy people possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary.¹⁹ We have become as they over whom you never bore rule, as those that were not called by your name.