1Yo, woe to you who be spoil’n without getting spoiled back; acting sus when no one’s been sus with you! When you stop being shady, you’ll get hit back; when you quit the drama, the drama will hit you.

2O Lord, show us some grace; we’ve been waiting on you: be our strength every morning, our savior when things get tough.

3When the chaos popped off, the people bounced; when you showed up, the nations scattered like they were ghosted.

4Your loot’s gonna be gathered up like caterpillar vibes: just like locusts, they’ll swarm on them.

5The Lord’s on a whole ‘nother level; He’s up high: He’s filled Zion with justice and good vibes.

6Wisdom and knowledge will keep you steady, and strength is the key to salvation: the fear of the Lord is like pure gold.

7Check it, the brave ones are crying out loud; the peacemakers are out here weeping hard.

8The roads are all messed up, travelers are ghosting: he broke the deal, dissed the cities, and he’s not checking for anyone.

9The earth’s feeling down and out: Lebanon’s ashamed and cut down; Sharon’s looking like a desert; Bashan and Carmel are dropping their fruit.

10Now I’m gonna rise up, says the Lord; now I’m gonna flex; now I’ll lift myself up.

11You’ll be spitting out chaff, bringing forth nothing; your breath’s gonna be like fire, burning you up.

12And the people will be like lime burning: like thorns getting cut down, they’ll be lit on fire.

13Listen up, you far away peeps, check out what I’ve done; and you close ones, recognize my power.

14The sinners in Zion are shook; fear’s got the fake ones trippin’. Who’s gonna chill with the fire that eats everything? Who can handle the never-ending flames?

15He who walks right and speaks truth; he who disses the gains from oppressing others, shakes off bribes, stops his ears from hearing bloodshed, and closes his eyes to evil;

16He’ll be up high: his safe spot will be solid rocks: he’ll get bread; his water will be secure.

17Your eyes will see the king in all his glory: they’ll check out the land that’s super far away.

18Your heart’s gonna feel the fear. Where’s the writer? Where’s the collector? Where’s the one counting the towers?

19You won’t see a fierce crew, a people speaking in a way you can’t catch; with a stutter that’s hard to understand.

20Look at Zion, the city of our gatherings: your eyes will see Jerusalem chillin’ peacefully, a tabernacle that won’t come down; not one stake will ever be moved, and none of the cords will be broken.

21But there, the glorious Lord will be our spot with wide rivers and streams; no ships with oars will cruise through, and no fancy boats will pass by.

22For the Lord’s our judge, our lawgiver, our king; He’s got our back.

23Your gear’s all loose; they couldn’t even hold up their mast, couldn’t spread their sails: then the big spoil gets divided; the lame take the loot.

24And the people living there won’t say, “I’m sick”: the crew that dwells there will get their sins forgiven.

1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

2O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

5The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

10Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

21But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.