14 The sinners(A) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(B) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(C)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously(D)
    and speak what is right,(E)
who reject gain from extortion(F)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(G)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes(H) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(I)
    whose refuge(J) will be the mountain fortress.(K)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(L) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(M) in his beauty(N)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(O)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(P)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(Q)
19 You will see those arrogant people(R) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(S)

20 Look on Zion,(T) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,(U) a tent(V) that will not be moved;(W)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty(X) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.(Y)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship(Z) will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our judge,(AA)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,(AB)
the Lord is our king;(AC)
    it is he who will save(AD) 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(AE) will carry off plunder.(AF)
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;(AG)
    and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.(AH)

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