“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah. We have a strong city. God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.”
Isaiah 26
21 of 21 verses have a reading · Berean Standard Bible
Hear this chapter in one voice
DG
David Guzik18
CS
Chuck Smith14
DO
David Oliver7
DW
David Wilkerson6
DY
Dan Young5
SI
Shane Idleman2
CC
Carter Conlon2
CM
Chuck Missler2
EJ
E.A. Johnston1
JP
John Piper1
All voices →
David Guzik18
CS
Chuck Smith14
DO
David Oliver7
DW
David Wilkerson6
DY
Dan Young5
SI
Shane Idleman2
CC
Carter Conlon2
CM
Chuck Missler2
EJ
E.A. Johnston1
JP
John Piper1
All voices →
1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
“In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah. The lyrics we have a strong city salvation will God appoint. For walls and bulwarks”
“in that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah. We have a strong city. He sets up walls and ramparts for security.”
“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.”
2Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
“Open the gates that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.”
“open ye the gates. That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.”
“Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter. The one that remains faithful,”
“Open ye the gates that the righteous nation, which keepeth the truth, may enter in.”
3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
“thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.”
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee.”
“you will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
“You will keep him in perfect. Peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you”
“Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.”
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee.”
4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
“Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord is everlasting strength.”
“trust in the Lord forever for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”
5For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
“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.”
“For he brings 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”
“For He brings down those who dwell on high the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low to the ground. He brings it to the dust.”
6Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
“The foot shall tread it down even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
“The foot shall tread it down, the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
“The foot shall tread it down, even the foot of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
“The way of the just is uprightness. Thou most upright dust way the path of the just”
“The way of the just is uprightness. Thou most upright dost way the path of the just.”
8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
“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.”
“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.”
9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
“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.”
“With my soul, I have desired you in the night. Yes, by my spirit within me, I will seek you early. But when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”
“at night my soul longs for you. Indeed my spirit within me seeks you diligently, for when the earth experiences your judgments, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.”
10Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
“Let grace 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.”
“Let favor be showed to the wicked. Yet will he not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly. And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.”
“Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.”
11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
“Lord, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed for the envy of people. Yes, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.”
“Lord. When your hand is lifted up they will not see but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy at the people. Ye the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.”
12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
“Lord, you will establish peace for us. For you have also done all our works in us.”
“Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us for thou also has brought all our works in us.”
13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
“Lord our God. Other Lords beside thee have had dominion over us but by the only will we make mention of thy name.”
“O Lord God, other masters besides you have had dominion over us. But by you only we make mention of your name.”
14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
“They are dead, they will not live. They are deceased, they will not rise. Therefore you punished them and destroyed them and made their memory to perish.”
15You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
“you have increased the nation, O Lord. You have increased the nation and you are glorified. You have extended all the borders of the land.”
16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
“Lord, in trouble they visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was upon them.”
17As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
“Like as a woman with child that draweth near the time of her delivery is in pain, and croth out in her pangs, so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.”
“As a woman with child is in pain and cries out in her pangs when she draws near the time of her delivery. So we have been in your sight, O Lord.”
“a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain. And cryeth out in her pains, so have we been in thy fight, O Lord.”
18We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
“We have been with child. We have been in pain. We have, as it were, brought forth wind. We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth. Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen.”
“We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind, we have not brought any deliverance in the earth, neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.”
“we have been with child we have been in pain. We have as it were brought forth when we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth. Neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.”
“We were pregnant, we writhed in labor, we gave birth, as it were, only to win. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, nor were inhabitants of the world born.”
19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
“Your dead shall live. Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust, for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
“The dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise, awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust, for the dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Here's that resurrection concept. Awake and sing ye that dwell in the dust, for thy dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
“The dead men shall live. Together with my dead body shall they rise. Awaken, seeing you that dwell in dust. For the dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise, awakened seeing ye that dwell in dust. For thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
“come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about the hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation be”
“come, my people, enter your chambers and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment until the indignation is”
21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
“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.”
“For behold, the Lord comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will also disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.”
“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.”
“For behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth shall also disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.”