33:1  Woe to you, O destroyer, While you did not receive destruction; And he who proves treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him As soon as you finish destroying, you will receive destruction; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

33:2  O LORD, show graciousness to us; we have waited for You You prove their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.

33:3  At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse.

33:4  Your enemies gather their spoil as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

33:5  We exalt the LORD, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

33:6  And He will serve as the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD proves his treasure.

33:7  Behold, their brave men cry in the streets, The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

33:8  The highways look desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.

33:9  The land mourns and pines away, Lebanon has become shamed and withers; Sharon resembles a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.

33:10  "Now I will arise," says the LORD, "Now I will receive exaltation, now I will become lifted up.

33:11  "You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.

33:12  "The peoples will burn to lime, Like cut thorns which burn in the fire.

33:13  "You who live far away, hear what I have done; And you who remain near, acknowledge My might."

33:14  Sinners in Zion feel terrified; Trembling has seized the godless "Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?"

33:15  He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust 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;

33:16  He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will resemble the impregnable rock; His bread God will give him, He will surely have water .

33:17  Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.

33:18  Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where dwells he who counts? Where dwells he who weighs? Where dwells he who counts the towers?"

33:19  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.

33:20   Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not fold; Its stakes will never pull up, Nor any of its cords tear apart.

33:21  But there the majestic One, the LORD, will protect us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass--

33:22  For the LORD serves as our judge, The LORD serves as our lawgiver, The LORD serves as our king; He will save us--

33:23  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 people will divide; The lame will take the plunder.

33:24  And no resident will say, "I have become sick"; The people who dwell there will receive forgiveness for their iniquity.