Speeds Righteousness

Come near, you nations, and listen;
pay attention, you peoples!
Let the earth hear, and all that is in it,
the world, and all that comes out of it!
YHWH is angry with all nations;
his wrath is upon all their armies.

YHWH Almighty has sworn,
"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will stand.
I will crush the Assyrian in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders."

This is the plan determined for the whole world;
this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
For YHWH Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?
His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?

The oppressor will come to an end,
and destruction will cease;
the aggressor will vanish from the land.

In love a throne will be established;
in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
one from the house of David—
one who in judging seeks justice
and speeds the cause of righteousness.


Isaiah 34:1,2a, 14:24-27, 16:4b,5 NIV

[Yahweh, I give thanks for your love for all peoples, your judgement, give us insight to accept your kindness.]