Vengeance of Yahweh
Who is this who comes from aEdom,
With bgarments of glowing colors from cBozrah,
This One who is majestic in His clothing,
Marching in the greatness of His power?
“It is I who speak in righteousness, dmighty to save.”
2 Why is Your clothing 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 anger
And ctrampled them in My wrath;
And dtheir lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I stained all My clothes.
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 anger
And made them bdrunk in My wrath,
And I brought down their lifeblood to the earth.”
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 ccompassion
And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
8 And He said, “Surely, they are aMy people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their bSavior.
9 In all their distress 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 ancient days.
10 But they arebelled
And grieved His bHoly Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;
He fought against them.
11 Then aHis people remembered the ancient days, of Moses.
Where is bHe who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who cput His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,
12 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,
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 aYahweh gave them rest.
So You bled Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.
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.
16 For You are our aFather, though bAbraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Yahweh, are our Father,
Our cRedeemer from everlasting is Your name.
17 Why, O Yahweh, do You acause us to stray from Your ways
And bstiffen our heart from fearing You?
cReturn for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.
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.