1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this
who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? I
who speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 2 Why are you red in your
clothing, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat? 3 I have
trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me:
yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their
lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.
4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is
come. 5 I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there
was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my
wrath, it upheld me. 6 I trod down the peoples in my anger, and made them
drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. 7 I will
make mention of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh, and the praises of
Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has bestowed on us, and the great
goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according
to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
8 For he said, Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal
falsely: so he was their Savior. 9 In all their affliction he was
afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his
pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of
old. 10 But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was
turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them. 11 Then
he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying,
Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his
flock? where is he who put his holy Spirit in the midst of them? 12 who
caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? who divided the
waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 13 who led them
through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they didn’t
stumble? 14 As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of
Yahweh caused them to rest; so did you lead your people, to make yourself a
glorious name. 15 Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of
your holiness and of your glory: where are your zeal and your mighty acts?
the yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.
16 For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn’t know us, and Israel does
not acknowledge us: you, Yahweh, are our Father; our Redeemer from
everlasting is your name. 17 O Yahweh, why do you make us to err from
your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’
sake, the tribes of your inheritance. 18 Your holy people possessed
it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your
sanctuary. 19 We are become as they over whom you never bear rule, as
those who were not called by your name.
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