1 In die dag sal hierdie lied gesing word in die land Juda: 'n Sterk stad het ons; God stel heil tot mure en skanse.
2 Maak oop die poorte, dat die regverdige nasie kan ingaan wat die trou bewaar!
3 U sal 'n standvastige gesindheid in volle vrede bewaar, want hulle vertrou op U.
4 Vertrou op die HERE vir ewig, want in die Here HERE is 'n ewige rots.
5 Want Hy het die bewoners van die hoogte neergewerp, die steil vesting; Hy het dit afgegooi, afgegooi tot by die grond, dit laat kom tot in die stof.
6 Die voet vertrap dit, die voete van die ellendige, die voetstappe van die armes.
7 Die pad van die regverdige is gelyk; U maak die spoor van die regverdige gelyk.
8 Ook in die weg van u oordele het ons U verwag, o HERE! Tot u Naam en tot u gedenknaam gaan die begeerte van ons siel uit.
9 Met my siel begeer ek u in die nag; ook met my gees in my binneste soek ek U; want as u oordele op die aarde is, leer die inwoners van die wêreld geregtigheid.
10 Word aan die goddelose genade bewys, dan leer hy geen geregtigheid nie; wat onreg is, doen hy in 'n land van reg, en hy sien die hoogheid van die HERE nie.
11 HERE, is u hand opgehef, hulle sien dit nie; maar hulle sal dit sien en beskaamd staan; die ywer vir die volk, ook die vuur teen u teëstanders sal hulle verteer.
12 HERE, U sal vir ons vrede beskik, want U het ook al ons werk vir ons volbring.
13 HERE, onse God, ander here buiten U het oor ons geheers, maar deur U alleen prys ons u Naam.
14 Dooie mense herlewe nie, skimme staan nie op nie; daarom het U hulle besoek en verdelg en alle gedagtenis aan hulle laat vergaan.
15 U het, o HERE, die nasie vermeerder; U het die nasie vermeerder, Uself verheerlik; U het al die grense van die land uitgebrei.
16 HERE, in benoudheid het hulle U gesoek; hulle het stille gebede uitgegiet toe u tugtiging hulle getref het.
17 Soos 'n bevrugte vrou wat naby die tyd kom dat sy moet baar, inmekaar krimp, skreeu in haar weë, so was ons vanweë u aangesig, o HERE!
18 Ons was swanger, het weë gehad -- dit was asof ons wind gebaar het; ons het die land geen redding aangebring nie, en daar is geen wêreldbewoners gebore nie.
19 U dode sal herlewe, my lyke sal opstaan. Waak op en jubel, julle wat in die stof woon! Want u dou is 'n dou van die lig, en die aarde sal aan skimme die lewenslig skenk.
20 Kom, my volk, gaan in jou binnekamers en sluit jou deur agter jou toe, verberg jou vir 'n klein oomblik, totdat die grimmigheid verbygaan.
21 Want kyk, die HERE sal uit sy plek uitgaan om die ongeregtigheid van die bewoners van die aarde oor hulle te besoek; en die aarde sal die bloed openbaar maak wat deur hom gedrink is, en die wat op hom gedood is, nie langer toedek nie.
1 In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.
2 Let the doors be open, so that the upright nation which keeps faith may come in.
3 The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.
4 Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.
5 For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.
6 It will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need.
7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.
8 We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.
9 In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.
10 Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.
11 Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.
12 Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.
13 O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.
14 The dead will not come back to life: their spirits will not come back to earth; for this cause you have sent destruction on them, so that the memory of them is dead.
15 You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.
16 Lord, in trouble our eyes have been turned to you, we sent up a prayer when your punishment was on us.
17 As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have given birth to wind; no salvation has come to the earth through us, and no children have come into the world.
19 Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
20 Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.
21 For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.