26:1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will {God} appoint {for} walls and bulwarks. 
26:1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will {God} appoint {for} walls and bulwarks. 

26:2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 
26:2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 

26:3 Thou wilt keep {him} in perfect peace, {whose} mind {is} stayed {on thee}: because he trusteth in thee. 
26:3 Thou wilt keep {him} in perfect peace, {whose} mind {is} stayed {on thee}: because he trusteth in thee. 

26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH {is} everlasting strength: 
26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH {is} everlasting strength: 

26:5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, {even} to the ground; he bringeth it {even} to the dust. 
26:5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, {even} to the ground; he bringeth it {even} to the dust. 

26:6 The foot shall tread it down, {even} the feet of the poor, {and} the steps of the needy. 
26:6 The foot shall tread it down, {even} the feet of the poor, {and} the steps of the needy. 

26:7 The way of the just {is} uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 
26:7 The way of the just {is} uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 

26:8 Yes, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of {our} soul {is} to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 
26:8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of {our} soul {is} to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 

26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments {are} in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 
26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments {are} in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 

26:10 Let favor be shown to the wicked, {yet} he will not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 
26:10 Let favour be shown to the wicked, {yet} he will not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 

26:11 LORD, {when} thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: {but} they shall see, and be ashamed for {their} envy at the people; yes, the fire of thy enemies shall devour them. 
26:11 LORD, {when} thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: {but} they shall see, and be ashamed for {their} envy at the people; yea, the fire of thy enemies shall devour them. 

26:12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 
26:12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 

26:13 O LORD our God, {other} lords beside thee have had dominion over us; {but} by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 
26:13 O LORD our God, {other} lords beside thee have had dominion over us: {but} by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 

26:14 {They are} dead, they shall not live; {they are} deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. 
26:14 {They are} dead, they shall not live; {they are} deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. 

26:15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified: thou hadst removed {it} far to all the ends of the earth. 
26:15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed {it} far {to} all the ends of the earth. 

26:16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer {when} thy chastening {was} upon them. 
26:16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer {when} thy chastening {was} upon them. 

26:17 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. 
26:17 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. 

26:18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance on the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 
26:18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance on the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 

26:19 Thy dead {men} shall live, {together with} my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew {is as} the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 
26:19 Thy dead {men} shall live, {together with} my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew {is as} the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 

26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation shall be overpast. 
26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation shall be past. 

26:21 For behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. 
26:21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.