1 How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer,
2 O Lord, have pity on us.
3 People flee from the noise of ⌞your⌟ army.
4 You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop.
5 The Lord is honored because he lives on high.
6 He will be the foundation of your future.
7 Heroes cry in the streets.
8 Highways are deserted.
9 The country grieves and wastes away.
10 The Lord says, “Now I will arise.
11 You will be pregnant with hay.
12 People will be cremated.
13 Hear what I have done, you people who are far away!
14 The sinners in Zion are terrified.
15 The person who does what is right and speaks the truth will live.
16 This person will live on high.
17 Your eyes will see how handsome the king is.
18 Your mind will be thinking of the terrors ⌞in the past⌟.
19 You will no longer see those savage people,
20 Look at Zion, the city of our festivals.
21 The Lord will be our mighty defender
22 The Lord is our judge.
23 Your ropes hang loose,
24 No one who lives ⌞in Zion⌟ will say, “I’m sick.”