331 Woe to you, O destroyer , While you were not destroyed ; And he who is treacherous , while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying , you will be destroyed ; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously , others will deal treacherously with you. 2 O Lord , be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning , Our salvation also in the time of distress . 3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee ; At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse . 4 Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers ; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it. 5 The Lord is exalted , for He dwells on high ; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness . 6 And He will be the stability of your times , A wealth of salvation , wisdom and knowledge ; The fear of the Lord is his treasure . 7 Behold , their brave men cry in the streets , The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly . 8 The highways are desolate , the traveler has ceased , He has broken the covenant , he has despised the cities , He has no regard for man . 9 The land mourns and pines away , Lebanon is shamed and withers ; Sharon is like a desert plain , And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage. 10 "Now I will arise ," says the Lord , "Now I will be exalted , now I will be lifted up. 11 "You have conceived chaff , you will give birth to stubble ; My breath will consume you like a fire . 12 "The peoples will be burned to lime , Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire .
13 "You who are far away , hear what I have done ; And you who are near , acknowledge My might ." 14 Sinners in Zion are terrified ; Trembling has seized the godless . "Who among us can live with the consuming fire ? Who among us can live with continual burning ?" 15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity , He who rejects unjust e gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe ; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil ; 16 He will dwell on the heights , His refuge will be the impregnable rock ; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure . 17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty ; They will behold a far-distant land . 18 Your heart will meditate on terror : "Where is he who counts ? Where is he who weighs ? Where is he who counts the towers ?" 19 You will no longer see a fierce people , A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends , Of a stammering tongue which no one understands . 20 Look upon Zion , the city of our appointed feasts ; Your eyes will see Jerusalem , an undisturbed habitation , A tent which will not be folded ; Its stakes will never e be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart . 21 But there the majestic One, the Lord , will be for us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go , And on which no mighty ship will pass - 22 For the Lord is our judge , The Lord is our lawgiver , The Lord is our king ; He will save us- 23 Your tackle hangs slack ; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly , Nor spread out the sail . Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided ; The lame will take the plunder . 24 And no resident will say , "I am sick "; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity .
