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God’s Vengeance on the Nations

Who is this who comes from ^aEdom,With ^bgarments of ¹glowing colors from ^cBozrah,This One who is majestic in His apparel,²Marching in the greatness of His strength?“It is I who speak in righteousness, ^dmighty to save.”2 Why is Your apparel red,And Your garments like the one who ^atreads in the wine press?3 “^aI have trodden the wine trough alone,And from the peoples there was no man with Me.I also ^btrod them in My angerAnd ^ctrampled them in My wrath;And ^dtheir ¹lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,And I ²stained all My raiment.4 “For the ^aday of vengeance was in My heart,And My year of redemption has come.5 “I looked, and there was ^ano one to help,And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;So My ^bown arm brought salvation to Me,And My wrath upheld Me.6 “I ^atrod down the peoples in My angerAnd made them ^bdrunk in My wrath,And I ¹poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

God’s Ancient Mercies Recalled

7 I shall make mention of the ^alovingkindnesses of the LORD, the praises of the LORD,According to all that the LORD has granted us,And the great ^bgoodness toward the house of Israel,Which He has granted them according to His ^ccompassionAnd according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.8 For He said, “Surely, they are ^aMy people,Sons who will not deal falsely.”So He became their ^bSavior.9 In all their affliction ¹^aHe was afflicted,And the ^bangel of His presence saved them;In His ^clove and in His mercy He ^dredeemed them,And He ^elifted them and carried them all the days of old.10 But they ^arebelledAnd grieved His ^bHoly Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,He fought against them.11 Then ^aHis people remembered the days of old, of Moses.Where is ^bHe who brought them up out of the sea with the ¹shepherds of His flock?Where is He who ^cput His Holy Spirit in the midst of ²them,12 Who caused His ^aglorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,Who ^bdivided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,13 Who led them through the depths?Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^astumble;14 As the cattle which go down into the valley,The Spirit of the ^aLORD gave ¹them rest.So You ^bled Your people,To make for Yourself a glorious name.

“You Are Our Father”

15 ^aLook down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^bhabitation;Where are Your ^czeal and Your mighty deeds?The ^dstirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.16 For You are our ^aFather, though ^bAbraham does not know usAnd Israel does not recognize us.You, O LORD, are our Father,Our ^cRedeemer from of old is Your name.17 Why, O LORD, do You ^acause us to stray from Your waysAnd ^bharden our heart from fearing You?^cReturn for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,Our adversaries have ^atrodden it down.19 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,Like those who were not called by Your name.

God’s Vengeance on the Nations

Who is this who comes from ^aEdom,With ^bgarments of ¹glowing colors from ^cBozrah,This One who is majestic in His apparel,²Marching in the greatness of His strength?“It is I, the One who speaks in righteousness, ^dmighty to save.”2 Why is Your apparel red,And Your garments like one who ^atreads in the wine press?3 “^aI have trodden the wine trough alone,And from the peoples there was no one with Me.I also ^btrod them in My angerAnd ^ctrampled them in My wrath;And ^dtheir ¹lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,And I ²stained all My clothes.4 “For the ^aday of vengeance was in My heart,And My year of redemption has come.5 “I looked, but there was ^ano one to help,And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;So My ^bown arm brought salvation to Me,And My wrath upheld Me.6 “I ^atrampled down the peoples in My angerAnd made them ^bdrunk with My wrath,And I ¹poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

God’s Ancient Mercies Recalled

7 I will make mention of the ^amercies of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD,According to all that the LORD has granted us,And the great ^bgoodness toward the house of Israel,Which He has granted them according to His ^ccompassionAnd according to the abundance of His mercies.8 For He said, “Certainly they are ^aMy people,Sons who will not deal falsely.”So He became their ^bSavior.9 In all their distress ¹^aHe was distressed,And the ^bangel of His presence saved them;In His ^clove and in His mercy He ^dredeemed them,And He ^elifted them and carried them all the days of old.10 But they ^arebelledAnd grieved His ^bHoly Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,He fought against them.11 Then ^aHis people remembered the days of old, of Moses.Where is ^bHe who brought them up out of the sea with the ¹shepherds of His flock?Where is He who ^cput His Holy Spirit in the midst of ²them,12 Who caused His ^aglorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,Who ^bdivided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,13 Who led them through the depths?Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^astumble;14 Like the cattle which go down into the valley,The Spirit of the ^aLORD gave ¹them rest.So You ^bled Your people,To make for Yourself a glorious name.

You Are Our Father

15 ^aLook down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^blofty habitation;Where are Your ^czeal and Your mighty deeds?The ^dstirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.16 For You are our ^aFather, though ^bAbraham does not know usAnd Israel does not recognize us.You, LORD, are our Father,Our ^cRedeemer from ancient times is Your name.17 Why, LORD, do You ^acause us to stray from Your waysAnd ^bharden our heart from fearing You?^cReturn for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,Our adversaries have ^atrampled it down.19 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,Like those who were not called by Your name.