5. The Lord is exalted, enthroned on high;he fills Zion with right and justice.
6. That which makes her seasons certain,her wealth, salvation, wisdom, and knowledge,is the fear of the Lord, her treasure.
7. See, the men of Ariel cry out in the streets,the messengers of Shalem weep bitterly.
8. The highways are desolate,travelers have quit the paths,Covenants are broken, witnesses spurned;yet no one gives it a thought.
9. The country languishes in mourning,Lebanon withers with shame;Sharon is like the Arabah,Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
10. Now I will rise up, says the Lord,now exalt myself,now lift myself up.
11. You conceive dry grass, bring forth stubble;my spirit shall consume you like fire.
12. The peoples shall be burned to lime,thorns cut down to burn in fire.
13. Hear, you who are far off, what I have done;you who are near, acknowledge my might.
14. In Zion sinners are in dread,trembling grips the impious:“Who of us can live with consuming fire?who of us can live with everlasting flames?”
15. Whoever walks righteously and speaks honestly,who spurns what is gained by oppression,Who waves off contact with a bribe,who stops his ears so as not to hear of bloodshed,who closes his eyes so as not to look on evil—
16. That one shall dwell on the heights,with fortresses of rock for stronghold,food and drink in steady supply.
17. Your eyes will see a king in his splendor,they will look upon a vast land.
18. Your mind will dwell on the terror:“Where is the one who counted, where the one who weighed?Where the one who counted the towers?”