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Chapter 63
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Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments
from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling
in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness,
mighty to save. |
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Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments
like him that treadeth in the winefat? |
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I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people
there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine
anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall
be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my
raiment. |
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For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the
year of my redeemed is come. |
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And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered
that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm
brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. |
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And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and
make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their
strength to the earth. |
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I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and
the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD
hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the
house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according
to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his
lovingkindnesses. |
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For he said, Surely they are my people, children that
will not lie: so he was their Saviour. |
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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 bare them, and carried them
all the days of old. |
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But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore
he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against
them. |
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Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his
people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out
of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he
that put his holy Spirit within him? |
12
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That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious
arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself
an everlasting name? |
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That led them through the deep, as an horse in the
wilderness, that they should not stumble? |
14
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As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of
the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people,
to make thyself a glorious name. |
15
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Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation
of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and
thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies
toward me? are they restrained? |
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Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant
of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art
our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. |
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O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways,
and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy
servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. |
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The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a
little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. |
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We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they
were not called by thy name. |
