1 The King in His Beauty Woe to you, O destroyer,While you were not destroyed;And he who is treacherous, whileothersdid not deal treacherously with him.As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;As soon as you cease to deal treacherously,otherswill deal treacherously with you.
2 O Yahweh, be gracious to us; we have hoped in You.Be 33:2Some versions our their 33:2Lit arm strength every morning,Our salvation also in the time of distress.
3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee;At the lifting up of Yourself nations scatter.
4 Your spoil is gatheredasthe caterpillar gathers;As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
5 Yahweh is exalted, for He dwells on high;He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 And He will be the 33:6Or faithfulness stability of your times,A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;The fear of Yahweh is his treasure.
7 Behold, their brave men cry in 33:7Lit the outside the streets;The messengers of peace weep bitterly.
8 The highways are desolate, 33:8Lit he who passes along the way the traveler has ceased;He has broken the covenant, he has rejected the cities;He has no regard for man.
9 The land mournsandlanguishes,Lebanon is humiliatedandwithers;Sharon is like a desert plain,And Bashan and Carmel 33:9 Lit shake off losetheir foliage.
10 “Now I will be on high,” says Yahweh,“Now I will be lifted up, now I will be lifted up.
11 “You have conceived 33:11Lit dry grass chaff, you will give birth to stubble; 33:11As in one ancient version; M.T. Your breath My breath will consume you like a fire.
12 “The peoples will be burned to lime,Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13 ¶“You who are far away, hear what I have done;And you who are near, 33:13Lit know acknowledge My might.”
14 Sinners in Zion are in dread;Trembling has seized the godless.“Who among us can sojourn with the consuming fire?Who among us can sojourn with 33:14Lit everlasting continual burning?”
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly;He who rejects greedy gain of 33:15Lit oppressions oppression,And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshedAnd shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
16 He will dwell on the heights,His refuge will be the strongholds of the cliffs;His bread will be givenhim,His water will be sure.
17 ¶Your eyes will behold the King in His beauty;They will see a far-distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:“Where is he who counts?Where is he who weighs?Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,A people of 33:19Lit deepness of lip unintelligible speech 33:19Lit from hearing which no one comprehends,Of a stammering tongue 33:19Lit there is no understanding which no one understands.
20 Behold Zion, the city of our appointed times;Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an abode at ease,A tent which will not be folded;Its stakes will never be pulled up,Nor any of its cords ever be torn apart.
21 But there the MightyOne, Yahweh, will be for usA place of riversandwide canalsOn which no boat with oars will go,And on which no mighty ship will pass—
22 For Yahweh is our judge,Yahweh is our lawgiver,Yahweh is our king;He will save us—
23 Your cords hang slack;They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly,Nor spread out the sail.Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;The lame will take the plunder.
24 And no one who dwellstherewill say, “I am sick”;The people who inhabit 33:24Lit in it there will be forgiventheiriniquity.