9 ^aAwake, awake, ^bput on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake ^cas in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
^dAre You not the arm that cut ^eRahab apart,
And wounded the ^fserpent? ‡

10 Are You not the One who ^adried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
That made the depths of the sea a road
For the redeemed to cross over? ‡

11 So ^athe ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away. ‡

12 “I, even I, am He ^awho comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
^bOf a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made ^clike grass? ‡

13 And ^ayou forget the Lord your Maker,
^bWho stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
^cAnd where is the fury of the oppressor? ‡

14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
^aThat he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail. ‡

15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who ^adivided the sea whose waves roared—
The Lord of hosts is His name. ‡

16 And ^aI have put My words in your mouth;
^bI have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
^cThat I may¹ plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ” ‡