9 aWith my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
10 aLet grace be shown to the wicked,
Yet he will not learn righteousness;
In bthe land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
Yet he will not learn righteousness;
In bthe land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
11 Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, athey will not see.
But they will see and be ashamed
For1 their envy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
But they will see and be ashamed
For1 their envy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
13 O Lord our God, amasters besides You
Have had dominion over us;
But by You only we make mention of Your name.
Have had dominion over us;
But by You only we make mention of Your name.
14 They are dead, they will not live;
They are deceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to aperish.
They are deceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to aperish.
15 You have increased the nation, O Lord,
You have aincreased the nation;
You are glorified;
You have expanded all the1 borders of the land.
You have aincreased the nation;
You are glorified;
You have expanded all the1 borders of the land.
16 Lord, ain trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
17 As aa woman with child
Is in pain and cries out in her1 pangs,
When she draws near the time of her delivery,
So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
Is in pain and cries out in her1 pangs,
When she draws near the time of her delivery,
So have we been in Your sight, O Lord.
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain;
We have, as it were,1 brought forth wind;
We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth,
Nor have athe inhabitants of the world fallen.
We have, as it were,1 brought forth wind;
We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth,
Nor have athe inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 aYour dead shall live;
Together with1 my dead body they shall arise.
bAwake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.
Together with1 my dead body they shall arise.
bAwake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.
Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment
20 Come, my people, aenter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, bfor a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, bfor a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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