1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep [him ]in perfect peace, [whose ]mind [is ]stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is an everlasting rock. 5 For he hath brought 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. 6 The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art up right dost direct the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; to thy name and to thy memorial is the desire of our soul. 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 learn righteousness. 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 11 LORD, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see [thy ]zeal for the people, and be ashamed; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries. 12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou hast also wrought all our works for us. 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. 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. 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified: thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land. 16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when ]thy chastening was upon them. 17 Like 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 before thee, O LORD. 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 in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 19 Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is [as ]the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth 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.
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Cross references (21)
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- 1 Zechariah 2:5; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 62:11; Ephesians 5:19–20; Jeremiah 33:11
- 2 Revelation 5:9; Isaiah 60:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 118:20; Isaiah 62:10
- 3 Philippians 4:7; John 16:33; John 14:27; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Psalm 9:10
- 4 Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 62:8; Philippians 4:13; Psalm 55:22; Psalm 18:2
- 5 Job 40:11–13; Revelation 18:2; Jeremiah 51:37; Jeremiah 51:25–26; Isaiah 13:11
- 6 Luke 10:19; Romans 16:20; Revelation 2:26; Joshua 10:24; James 2:5
- 7 Ephesians 2:10; Isaiah 42:16; 1 John 3:7; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 1 John 3:10
- 8 Psalm 37:3–7; James 5:7–11; Isaiah 33:2; Exodus 3:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:5
- 9 Matthew 6:33; Psalm 119:62; Psalm 63:1; Song of Songs 3:1–4; Psalm 63:6–7
- 10 Hosea 11:7; John 5:37–38; Romans 2:4–5; Exodus 8:15; Deuteronomy 32:15
- 11 Hebrews 10:27; Micah 5:9; Isaiah 5:24; Malachi 4:1; 1 Samuel 5:6–11
- 12 Ephesians 2:10; Psalm 57:2; Psalm 29:11; Ezekiel 20:14; Deuteronomy 30:6
- 13 Isaiah 63:7; Isaiah 2:8; Joshua 23:7; Isaiah 51:22; Isaiah 12:4
- 14 Proverbs 10:7; Revelation 18:2–3; Isaiah 14:19–22; Habakkuk 2:18–20; Isaiah 8:19
- 15 Isaiah 9:3; Isaiah 54:2–3; Ezekiel 5:12; Jeremiah 32:37; Jeremiah 30:19
- 16 Hosea 5:15; Psalm 50:15; Lamentations 2:19; Psalm 77:1–2; Psalm 91:15
- 17 Isaiah 13:8; John 16:21; Isaiah 21:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Jeremiah 4:31
- 18 Hosea 13:13; Psalm 17:14; Isaiah 59:4; Isaiah 37:3; 2 Kings 19:3
- 19 Daniel 12:2; Ezekiel 37:1–14; Matthew 27:52; Ephesians 5:14; Hosea 13:14
- 20 Psalm 30:5; Psalm 27:5; Isaiah 54:7–8; Matthew 6:6; Psalm 91:4
- 21 Jude 14–15; Revelation 6:9–11; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 18:4; Job 16:18
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For it is written, "Enter into thy secret chambers for a little time, until my wrath and fury pass away; and I will remember a propitious day, and will raise you up out of your graves." Blessed are we, beloved, if we keep the commandments of God in the harmony of love; that so through love our sins may be …
… joy of this nature at the resurrection of the just, when he says: "The dead shall rise again; those, too, who are in the tombs shall arise, and those who are in the earth shall rejoice. For the dew from Thee is health to them." And this again Ezekiel also says: "Behold, I will open your tombs, and will bring …
For as in a good sense it is said, "The zeal of Thine house hath consumed me," so in a bad sense it is said, "Zeal hath possessed the uninstructed people, and now fire shall consume the enemies." "And now," that is to say, not the fire of the last judgment.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Heed not those who say that this body is not raised; for it is raised: and Esaias is witness, when he says: The dead shall arise, and they that are in the tombs shall awake: and according to Daniel, Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall arise, some to everlasting life, and some to …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
"O Lord our God, give us peace: for Thou hast rendered all things unto us."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)