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They shall be like a garment eaten by moths,
    like wool consumed by grubs;
But my victory shall remain forever,
    my salvation, for all generations.(A)

Awake, awake, put on strength,
    arm of the Lord!
Awake as in the days of old,
    in ages long ago!
Was it not you who crushed Rahab,[a]
    you who pierced the dragon?(B)
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,
    the waters of the great deep,[b]
You who made the depths of the sea into a way
    for the redeemed to pass through?

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Footnotes

  1. 51:9 Rahab: see note on 30:7. The dragon: see notes on 27:1; Ps 74:12–17.
  2. 51:10 Great deep: a reference to the primeval chaos (cf. Gn 1:2; 7:11; 49:25; Jb 28:14; Ps 36:7; Jon 2:4).

For the moth will eat them up like a garment;(A)
    the worm(B) will devour them like wool.
But my righteousness will last forever,(C)
    my salvation through all generations.”

Awake, awake,(D) arm(E) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(F)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(G)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(H) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(I) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(J)
    the waters of the great deep,(K)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(L)
    so that the redeemed(M) might cross over?

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