1 The Lord is not too weak to save
2 But your wrongs have separated you from your God,
3 Your hands are stained with blood,
4 No one calls for justice,
5 They hatch viper eggs
6 Their webs can’t be used for clothes,
7 Their feet run to do evil.
8 They don’t know the way of peace.
9 That is why justice is far from us,
10 We grope like blind men along a wall.
11 We all growl like bears.
12 You are aware of our many rebellious acts.
13 We have rebelled and denied the Lord.
14 Justice is turned back,
15 Truth is missing.
16 He sees that there’s no one to help.
17 He puts on righteousness like a coat of armor
18 He will pay them back according to their deeds.
19 The people of the west will fear the name of the Lord.
20 “Then a Savior will come to Zion,
21 “This is my promise to them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I put in your mouth will not leave you. They will be with your children and your grandchildren permanently,” says the Lord.