Woe to the spoiler, and thou wast not spoiled; and the traitor, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end of betraying, they shall betray thee.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for Thee: be Thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

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

And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running of locusts shall he rove about upon it.

The Lord is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Żiyyon with judgment and righteousness.

And he shall be the stability of thy times, a store of salvation, wisdom and know­ledge: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

Behold, the mighty ones shall cry outside: ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: he has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he regards no man.

The earth mourns and languishes: Levanon is ashamed and withers: the Sharon is like the ῾Arava; and Bashan and Karmel shake off their leaves.

Now will I rise, says the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut down that are burned in the fire.

Hear, you that are far off, what I have done; and, you that are near, acknowledge my might.

The sinners in Żiyyon are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the flatterers. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

he shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the fortresses of rocks: bread shall be given him; his water shall be sure.

Thy eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

Thy heart shall muse on terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

Thou shalt not see the fierce people, the people of a deeper speech than thou canst understand; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not apprehend.

Look upon Żiyyon, the city of our solemnities: thy eyes shall see Yerushalayim a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be taken down; its pegs shall not be removed for ever, nor shall any of its cords be broken.

But there the Lord in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein no galley with oars can go, neither shall gallant ship be able to pass by it.

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the socket of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

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