¶ Woe to thee that¹ spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease² to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

O LORD, be gracious³ unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou⁴ their arm every morning, our salvation⁵ also in the time of trouble.

⁶At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

And your spoil⁷ shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running⁸ to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

The LORD⁹ is exalted; for he dwelleth¹⁰ on high: he hath¹¹ filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

And wisdom¹² and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength¹³ of salvation¹⁴: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

Behold, their valiant ones¹⁵ shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

The highways¹⁶ lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken¹⁷ the covenant, he hath despised¹⁸ the cities, he regardeth¹⁹ no man.

The earth²⁰ mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon²¹ is ashamed and hewn down²²: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan²³ and Carmel shake off their fruits.

¶ Now will I rise²⁴, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted²⁵; now will I lift²⁶ up myself.

Ye shall conceive²⁷ chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your²⁸ breath, as fire, shall devour you.

And the people shall be as the burnings²⁹ of lime: as thorns³⁰ cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

¶ Hear³¹, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near³², acknowledge my might.

The sinners³³ in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites³⁴. Who among us shall dwell with the³⁵ devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting³⁶ burnings?

He that walketh³⁷ righteously³⁸, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions³⁹, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth⁴⁰ his ears from hearing of blood⁴¹, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

He shall dwell⁴² on high⁴³: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread⁴⁴ shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Thine eyes⁴⁵ shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off⁴⁶.

Thine heart⁴⁷ shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe⁴⁸? where is the receiver⁴⁹? where is he⁵⁰ that counted the towers?

Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper⁵² speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering⁵³ tongue, that thou canst not understand.

¶ Look⁵⁴ upon Zion, the city⁵⁵ of our solemnities: thine eyes⁵⁶ shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one⁵⁷ of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

But there the glorious⁵⁸ LORD will be unto us a place⁵⁹ of broad rivers and streams⁶⁰; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

For the LORD is our judge⁶¹, the LORD is our lawgiver⁶², the LORD is our king⁶³; he will⁶⁴ save us.

Thy tacklings are loosed⁶⁵; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then⁶⁶ is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame⁶⁷ take the prey.

And the inhabitant⁶⁸ shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven⁶⁹ their iniquity.