Isaiah 26

¹In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Iudah, We haue a strong citie: saluation shall God set for walles and bulwarkes.

²Open ye the gates that the righteous nation, which keepeth the trueth, may enter in.

³By an assured purpose wilt thou preserue perfite peace, because they trusted in thee.

⁴Trust in the Lord for euer: for in the Lord God is strength for euermore.

⁵For hee will bring downe them that dwell on hie: the hie citie he will abase: euen vnto the ground wil he cast it downe, and bring it vnto dust.

⁶The foote shall treade it downe, euen the feete of the poore, and the steppes of the needie.

⁷The way of the iust is righteousnesse: thou wilt make equall the righteous path of the iust.

⁸Also we, O Lord, haue waited for thee in the way of thy iudgemets: the desire of our soule is to thy Name, and to the remembrance of thee.

⁹With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, and with my spirit within mee will I seeke thee in the morning: for seeing thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learne righteousnesse.

¹⁰Let mercie bee shewed to the wicked, yet hee will not learne righteousnesse: in the land of vprightnesse will he do wickedly, and will not beholde the maiestie of the Lord.

¹¹O Lord, they will not beholde thine hie hande: but they shall see it, and bee confounded with the zeale of the people, and the fire of thine enemies shall deuoure them.

¹²Lord, vnto vs thou wilt ordeine peace: for thou also hast wrought all our workes for vs.