¹ In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. ² Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. ³ You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. ⁴ Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. ⁵ He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. ⁶ Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor. ⁷ The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. ⁸ Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.