Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
"He quietedthe seawith His power,And by His understandingHe shatteredRahab.
"Godwill not turnbackHis anger;BeneathHim crouchthe helpersof Rahab.
Be exalted,O LORD,in Your strength;We will singand praiseYour power.
O God,we have heardwith our ears,Our fathershave toldus The workthat You didin their days,In the daysof old.
You with Your own handdroveout the nations;Then You plantedthem; You afflictedthe peoples,Then You spreadthem abroad.
ArouseYourself, whydo You sleep,O Lord?Awake,do not rejectus forever.
Whydo You hideYour face[And] forgetour afflictionand our oppression?
For noguiltof [mine], they runand setthemselves against me. ArouseYourself to helpme, and see!
Arise,O LORD,in Your anger;Liftup Yourself against the rageof my adversaries,And arouseYourself for me; You have appointedjudgment.
I have consideredthe daysof old,The yearsof longago.
Then the Lordawokeas [if from] sleep,Like a warriorovercomeby wine.
"I shall mentionRahaband Babylonamong those who knowMe; Behold,Philistiaand Tyrewith Ethiopia:'Thisonewas bornthere.'"
You YourselfcrushedRahablike one who is slain;You scatteredYour enemieswith Your mightyarm.
The heavensare Yours, the earthalsois Yours; The worldand allit contains,You have foundedthem.
The LORDreigns,He is clothedwith majesty;The LORDhas clothedand girdedHimself with strength;Indeed,the worldis firmlyestablished,it will not be moved.
"Say,therefore,to the sonsof Israel,I am the LORD,and I will bringyou out from underthe burdensof the Egyptians,and I will deliveryou from their bondage.I will also redeemyou with an outstretchedarmand with greatjudgments.
In that daythe LORDwill punishLeviathanthe fleeingserpent,With His fierceand greatand mightysword,EvenLeviathanthe twistedserpent;And He will killthe dragonwho[lives] in the sea.
Even Egypt,whose helpis vainand empty.Therefore,I have calledher "Rahabwhohas been exterminated."
Rouseyourself!Rouseyourself!Arise,O Jerusalem,You whohave drunkfrom the LORD'Shandthe cupof His anger;The chaliceof reelingyou have drainedto the dregs.
"My righteousnessis near,My salvationhas goneforth,And My armswill judgethe peoples;The coastlandswill waitfor Me, And for My armthey will waitexpectantly.
Awake,awake,Clotheyourselfin your strength,O Zion;Clotheyourselfin your beautifulgarments,O Jerusalem,the holycity;For the uncircumcisedand the uncleanWill nolongercomeinto you.
The LORDhas baredHis holyarmIn the sightof allthe nations,That allthe endsof the earthmay seeThe salvationof our God.
Whohas believedour message?And to whomhas the armof the LORDbeen revealed?
The LORDhas swornby His righthandand by His strongarm,"I will neveragaingiveyour grain[as] foodfor your enemies;Norwill foreignersdrinkyour newwinefor whichyou have labored."
"Speakand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, Pharaohkingof Egypt,The greatmonsterthat liesin the midstof his rivers,That has said,'My Nileis mine, and I myselfhave made[it].'
"As in the dayswhen you cameout from the landof Egypt,I will showyou miracles."
"Woeto him who saysto a [piece of] wood,Awake!'To a mutestone,'Arise!'[And] that is [your] teacher?Behold,it is overlaidwith goldand silver,And thereis nobreathat allinsideit.
You wentforthfor the salvationof Your people,For the salvationof Your anointed.You struckthe headof the houseof the evilTo layhim openfrom thighto neck.Selah.
"And they will passthrough the sea[of] distressAnd He will strikethe wavesin the sea,So that allthe depthsof the Nilewill dryup; And the prideof Assyriawill be broughtdownAnd the scepterof Egyptwill depart.
"Be silent,allflesh,beforethe LORD;for He is arousedfrom His holyhabitation."
"He has donemighty deedswith His arm;He has scattered[those who were] proudin the thoughtsof their heart.
[This was] to fulfillthe wordof Isaiahthe prophetwhichhe spoke:"LORD,WHOHAS BELIEVEDOUR REPORT?AND TO WHOMHAS THE ARMOF THE LORDBEEN REVEALED?"
"'AND WHATEVERNATIONTO WHICHTHEY WILL BE IN BONDAGEI MYSELFWILL JUDGE,'saidGod,AND AFTERTHAT THEY WILL COMEOUT AND SERVEME IN THISPLACE.'
"Orhas a godtriedto goto takefor himself a nationfrom within[another] nationby trials,by signsand wondersand by warand by a mightyhandand by an outstretchedarmand by greatterrors,as the LORDyour Goddidfor you in Egyptbefore your eyes?
saying,"We give You thanks,O LordGod,the Almighty,who are and whowere, becauseYou have takenYour greatpowerand have begun to reign.
And the greatdragonwas throwndown, the serpentof oldwho is calledthe deviland Satan,who deceivesthe wholeworld;he was throwndown to the earth,and his angelswere throwndown with him.
Then Gideonsaidto him, "Omy lord,if the LORDis with us, whythen has allthishappenedto us? And whereare allHis miracleswhichour fatherstoldus about, saying,'Did not the LORDbringus up from Egypt?'But nowthe LORDhas abandonedus and givenus into the handof Midian."
