Isaiah 26
New King James Version

A Song of Salvation

26 In^(A)that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“We have a strong city;
^(B)Godwill appoint salvationforwalls and bulwarks.
²^(C)Open the gates,
That the righteous nation which^[a]keeps the truth may enter in.
³You will keephimin perfect^(D)peace,
Whosemindisstayedon You,
Because he trusts in You.
⁴Trust in theLordforever,
^(E)For inYah, theLord,is^[b]everlasting strength.
⁵For He brings^[c]down those who dwell on high,
^(F)The lofty city;
He lays it low,
He lays it low to the ground,
He brings it down to the dust.
⁶The foot shall^[d]tread it down—
The feet of the poor
Andthe steps of the needy.”

⁷The way of the justisuprightness;
^(G)O Most Upright,
You^[e]weigh the path of the just.
⁸Yes,^(H)in the way of Your judgments,
OLord, we have^(I)waited for You;
The desire ofoursoulisfor Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
⁹^(J)With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgmentsarein the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

¹⁰^(K)Let grace be shown to the wicked,
Yethe will not learn righteousness;
In^(L)the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of theLord.
¹¹Lord,whenYour hand is lifted up,^(M)they will not see.
But they will see and be ashamed
For^[f]theirenvy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

¹²Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works^[g]in us.
¹³OLordour God,^(N)masters besides You
Have had dominion over us;
Butby You only we make mention of Your name.
¹⁴They aredead, they will not live;
They aredeceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to^(O)perish.
¹⁵You have increased the nation, OLord,
You have^(P)increased the nation;
You are glorified;
You have expanded all the^[h]borders of the land.

¹⁶Lord,^(Q)in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayerwhenYour chasteningwasupon them.
¹⁷As^(R)a woman with child
Is in pain and cries out in her^[i]pangs,
Whenshe draws near the time of her delivery,
So have we been in Your sight, OLord.
¹⁸We have been with child, we have been in pain;
We have, as it were,^[j]brought forth wind;
We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth,
Nor have^(S)the inhabitants of the world fallen.

¹⁹^(T)Your dead shall live;
Together with^[k]my dead body they shall arise.
^(U)Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dewis likethe dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.

Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment

²⁰Come, my people,^(V)enter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were,^(W)for a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.
²¹For behold, theLord^(X)comes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her^[l]blood,
And will no more cover her slain.