Israel’s Confession and Comfort

But as for me, I will look to the LORD;

I will wait for the God of my salvation.

My God will hear me.

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Do not gloat over me, my enemy!

Though I have fallen, I will arise;

though I sit in darkness,

the LORD will be my light

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Because I have sinned against Him,

I must endure the rage of the LORD,

until He argues my case

and executes justice for me.

He will bring me into the light;

I will see His righteousness.

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Then my enemy will see

and will be covered with shame —

she who said to me,

“Where is the LORD your God?”

My eyes will see her;

at that time she will be trampled

like mud in the streets.

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The day for rebuilding your walls will come —

the day for extending your boundary.

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On that day they will come to you

from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,

even from Egypt to the Euphrates,[fn]

from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

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Then the earth will become desolate

because of its inhabitants,

as the fruit of their deeds.

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