(KJV) Isaiah 26

⥃A Song of Salvation

[1] In that day¹ shall this song² be sung in the land³ of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation⁴ will [God] appoint [for] walls and bulwarks. [2] Open⁵ ye the gates, that the righteous⁶ nation which keepeth the truth⁷ may enter in. [3] Thou wilt⁸ keep [him] in perfect peace⁹¹⁰, [whose] mind [is] stayed¹¹ [on thee]: because¹² he trusteth in thee. [4] Trust¹³ ye in the¹⁴ Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah [is] everlasting strength¹⁵:

[5] For he bringeth¹⁶ down them that dwell on high; the lofty¹⁷ city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust. [6] The foot shall tread it down, [even] the feet of the poor, [and] the steps of the needy.¹⁸ [7] The way¹⁹ of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most²⁰ upright, dost weigh the path of the just. [8] Yea, in²¹ the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we²² waited for thee; the desire²³ of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. [9] With my soul have I²⁴ desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit²⁵ within me will I seek thee early: for²⁶ when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. [10] Let favour²⁷ be shewed to the wicked, [yet] will he not learn righteousness: in the²⁸ land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not²⁹ behold the majesty of the Lord. [11] Lord, [when³⁰] thy hand is lifted up, they will³¹ not see: [but] they shall³² see, and be³³ ashamed for [their] envy at the³⁴ people; yea, the fire³⁵ of thine enemies shall devour them.

[12] Lord, thou wilt ordain³⁶ peace for³⁷ us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us³⁸. [13] O Lord our God, [other³⁹] lords beside thee have had dominion over us: [but] by thee⁴⁰ only will we make mention of thy name. [14] [They are] dead⁴¹, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made⁴² all their memory to perish. [15] Thou hast increased⁴³ the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art⁴⁴ glorified: thou hadst⁴⁵ removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth. [16] Lord, in trouble⁴⁶ have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer⁴⁷ [when] thy chastening [was] upon them. [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.⁴⁸ [18] We have been with child, we have been in⁴⁹ pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not⁵⁰ wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants⁵¹ of the world fallen. [19] Thy dead [men⁵²] shall live, [together with] my dead⁵³ body shall they arise. Awake⁵⁴ and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew⁵⁵ [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth⁵⁶ shall cast out the dead.

[20] Come, my⁵⁷ people, enter⁵⁸ thou into thy chambers, and shut⁵⁹ thy doors about thee: hide⁶⁰ thyself as it were for a⁶¹ little moment, until the indignation be overpast. [21] For, behold, the Lord⁶² cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also⁶³ shall disclose her blood⁶⁴, and shall no more cover her slain.