Isaiah 33:2-9

New King James Version

²O Lord, be gracious to us;
^(A)We have waited for You.
Be ^[a]their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
³At the noise of the tumult the people ^(B)shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
⁴And Your plunder shall be gathered
Like the gathering of the caterpillar;
As the running to and fro of locusts,
He shall run upon them.

⁵^(C)The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
⁶Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.

⁷Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside,
^(D)The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
⁸^(E)The highways lie waste,
The traveling man ceases.
^(F)He has broken the covenant,
^[b]He has despised the ^[c]cities,
He regards no man.
⁹^(G)The earth mourns and languishes,
Lebanon is shamed and shriveled;
Sharon is like a wilderness,
And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.