³¹ Wail,^(A) you gate!^(B) Howl, you city!
    Melt away, all you Philistines!^(C)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,^(D)
    and there is not a straggler in its ranks.^(E)

⁵ Like birds hovering^(A) overhead,
    the Lord Almighty will shield^(B) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver^(C) it,
    he will ‘pass over’^(D) it and will rescue it.”

⁹ Their stronghold^(A) will fall because of terror;
    at the sight of the battle standard^(B) their commanders will panic,^(C)”
declares the Lord,
    whose fire^(D) is in Zion,
    whose furnace^(E) is in Jerusalem.

⁵ The Lord is exalted,^(A) for he dwells on high;^(B)
    he will fill Zion with his justice^(C) and righteousness.^(D)
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation^(E) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear^(F) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.^[a](G)

²⁰ Look on Zion,^(A) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,^(B) a tent^(C) that will not be moved;^(D)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
²¹ There the Lord will be our Mighty^(E) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.^(F)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship^(G) will sail them.
²² For the Lord is our judge,^(H)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,^(I)
the Lord is our king;^(J)
    it is he who will save^(K) us.

²³ Your rigging hangs loose:
    The mast is not held secure,
    the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
    and even the lame^(L) will carry off plunder.^(M)
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;^(N)
    and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.^(O)