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God’s Own Power Will Save His People

Wake up! Wake up!
    Arm of the Lord, clothe yourself with strength.
Show your power the way you did long ago,
    as you have from ancient times.
You are the one who destroyed Rahab.
    You defeated the Dragon.[a]
10 You dried up the water that was in the deep sea.
    You made a road through the deepest parts of the sea.
    Your people crossed over and were saved.
11 The Lord will save his people.
    They will return to Zion with joy.
They will be very happy.
    Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads forever.
They will be singing with joy.
    All sadness will be gone far away.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:9 Rahab … Dragon This is Rahab the great sea monster. Some ancient stories tell about Rahab fighting with God.

Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(G)
    the waters of the great deep,(H)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(I)
    so that the redeemed(J) might cross over?
11 Those the Lord has rescued(K) will return.
    They will enter Zion with singing;(L)
    everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(M) will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(N)

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