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Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
    you people who have my instruction[a] in their hearts.
Don’t fear the insults of mortals,
    and don’t be dismayed at their hateful words.[b]
For moths will eat them up just like a garment,
    and worms will devour them like wool;
but my deliverance will last[c] forever,
    and my salvation to all generations.

“Awake! Awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
    you arm[d] of the Lord!
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of long ago.
Was it not you who split apart[e] Rehob,[f]
    who pierced that sea monster through?[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:7 Or Law
  2. Isaiah 51:7 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; spelling differs from MT; LXX reads contempt
  3. Isaiah 51:8 Lit. be
  4. Isaiah 51:9 I.e. the Messiah
  5. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac Vulg (cf. Job 26:12). MT LXXmss read cut in pieces
  6. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa MT qere reads Rahab
  7. Isaiah 51:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac MT Vulg; LXX lacks Was it…through?