5 For He brings1 down those who dwell on high,
aThe lofty city;
He lays it low,
He lays it low to the ground,
He brings it down to the dust.
aThe lofty city;
He lays it low,
He lays it low to the ground,
He brings it down to the dust.
8 Yes, ain the way of Your judgments,
O Lord, we have bwaited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
O Lord, we have bwaited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
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.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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