Vengeance of Yahweh
Who is this who comes from aEdom,With bgarments of 1glowing colors from cBozrah,This One who is majestic in His clothing,2Marching in the greatness of His power?“It is I who speak in righteousness, dmighty to save.”Or crimsonLit IncliningPs 137:7; Is 34:5, 6; Ezek 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Obad 1-14; Mal 1:2-5Is 63:2Is 34:6; Jer 49:13; Amos 1:12Zeph 3:172 Why is Your clothing red,And Your garments like the one who atreads in the wine press?Rev 19:13, 153 “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 clothes.Lit juiceLit defiledRev 14:20; 19:15Is 22:5; 28:3Mic 7:10Rev 19:134 “For the aday of vengeance was in My heart,And My year of redemption has come.Is 34:8; 35:4; 61:2; Jer 51:65 “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.Is 59:16Ps 44:3; Is 40:10; 52:106 “I atrod down the peoples in My angerAnd made them bdrunk in My wrath,And I brought down their lifeblood to the earth.”Is 22:5; 34:2; 65:12Is 29:9; 51:17, 21
Remember the Lovingkindness of Yahweh
7 I shall bring to remembrance the alovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh,According to all the ways that Yahweh has dealt bountifully with us,And the abundant bgoodness toward the house of Israel,Which He has dealt bountifully to them according to His ccompassionAnd according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.Ps 25:6; 92:2; Is 54:8, 101 Kin 8:66; Neh 9:25, 35Ps 51:1; 86:5, 15; Is 54:7, 8; Eph 2:48 And He said, “Surely, they are aMy people,Sons who will not deal falsely.”So He became their bSavior.Ex 6:7; Is 3:15; 51:4Is 60:169 In all their distress 1aHe 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 ancient days.Or He was not an adversaryJudg 10:16Ex 23:20-23; 33:14, 15Deut 7:7, 8Is 43:1; 52:9Deut 1:31; 32:10-12; Is 46:310 But they arebelledAnd grieved His bHoly Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;He fought against them.Ps 78:40; 106:33; Acts 7:51; Eph 4:30Ps 51:11; Is 63:1111 Then aHis people remembered the ancient days, 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,Some mss shepherdLit himPs 106:44, 45Is 51:10Num 11:17, 25, 29; Hag 2:512 Who caused His aglorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,Who bsplit the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,Ex 6:6; 15:16Ex 14:21, 22; Is 11:15; 51:1013 Who led them through the depths?Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not astumble;Jer 31:914 As the cattle which go down into the valley,The Spirit of aYahweh gave 1them rest.So You bled Your people,To make for Yourself a glorious name.Lit himJosh 21:44; 23:1Deut 32:12
Prayer for Mercy and Help
15 aLook down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious bhabitation;Where are Your czeal and Your mighty deeds?The dtumults within You and Your compassion are restrained toward me.Deut 26:15; Ps 80:14Ps 68:5; 123:1Is 9:7; 26:11; 37:32; 42:13; 59:17Jer 31:20; Hos 11:816 For You are our aFather, though bAbraham does not know usAnd Israel does not recognize us.You, O Yahweh, are our Father,Our cRedeemer from everlasting is Your name.Is 1:2; 64:8Is 29:22; 41:8; 51:2Is 41:14; 44:6; 60:1617 Why, O Yahweh, do You acause us to stray from Your waysAnd bstiffen our heart from fearing You?cReturn for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.Is 30:28; Ezek 14:7-9Is 29:13, 14Num 10:3618 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;Our adversaries have atrodden it down.Ps 74:3-7; Is 64:1119 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,Like those who were not called by Your name.