2Lord, be gracious to us;we long for you.Be our strength every morning,our salvation in time of distress.
16they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.Their bread will be supplied,and water will not fail them.
21There the Lord will be our Mighty One.It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.No galley with oars will ride them,no mighty ship will sail them.
2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favorand the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,
9Their descendants will be known among the nationsand their offspring among the peoples.All who see them will acknowledgethat they are a people the Lord has blessed."
10I delight greatly in the Lord;my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvationand arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
1Who is this coming from Edom,from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson?Who is this, robed in splendor,striding forward in the greatness of his strength?"It is I, proclaiming victory,mighty to save."
9In all their distress he too was distressed,and the angel of his presence saved them.63:9 Or Savior 9 in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved themIn his love and mercy he redeemed them;he lifted them up and carried themall the days of old.
14like cattle that go down to the plain,they were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.This is how you guided your peopleto make for yourself a glorious name.
1In that day,the Lord will punish with his sword—his fierce, great and powerful sword—Leviathan the gliding serpent,Leviathan the coiling serpent;he will slay the monster of the sea.
3I, the Lord, watch over it;I water it continually.I guard it day and nightso that no one may harm it.
13And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
20It will be a sign and witness to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue them.
21So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge the Lord. They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.
22The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague; he will strike them and heal them. They will turn to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.
1Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,for in you I take refuge.I will take refuge in the shadow of your wingsuntil the disaster has passed.
3He sends from heaven and saves me,rebuking those who hotly pursue me—57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.
8Awake, my soul!Awake, harp and lyre!I will awaken the dawn.
9I took you from the ends of the earth,from its farthest corners I called you.I said, ‘You are my servant’;I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10So do not fear, for I am with you;do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you;I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
16You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up,and a gale will blow them away.But you will rejoice in the Lordand glory in the Holy One of Israel.
9My soul yearns for you in the night;in the morning my spirit longs for you.When your judgments come upon the earth,the people of the world learn righteousness.
18We were with child, we writhed in labor,but we gave birth to wind.We have not brought salvation to the earth,and the people of the world have not come to life.
21See, the Lord is coming out of his dwellingto punish the people of the earth for their sins.The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
4Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,extol him who rides on the clouds68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts;rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.
18When you ascended on high,you took many captives;you received gifts from people,even from68:18 Or gifts for people, / even the rebellious—that you,68:18 Or theyLord God, might dwell there.
35You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary;the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.Praise be to God!
5I am the Lord, and there is no other;apart from me there is no God.I will strengthen you,though you have not acknowledged me,
8"You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide,let salvation spring up,let righteousness flourish with it;I, the Lord, have created it.
21Declare what is to be, present it—let them take counsel together.Who foretold this long ago,who declared it from the distant past?Was it not I, the Lord?And there is no God apart from me,a righteous God and a Savior;there is none but me.
6And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
16Lord, by such things people live;and my spirit finds life in them too.You restored me to healthand let me live.
17Surely it was for my benefitthat I suffered such anguish.In your love you kept mefrom the pit of destruction;you have put all my sinsbehind your back.