1 In ^athat day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
^bGod will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. ‡

2 ^aOpen the gates,
That the righteous nation which¹ keeps the truth may enter in. ‡

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. ‡

6 The foot shall¹ tread it down—
The feet of the poor
And the steps of the needy.” ‡