1 Be quiet before me, coastlands.Let the nations renew their strength.Let them approach and speak.Let’s draw near for a judgment.
2 Who has awakened one from the eastand has authority to summon him to serve—giving him nations,conquering kings,making them like dust with his sword,like scattered straw with his bow?
3 He pursues them and passes untouched,needing no path for his feet.
4 Who has acted and who has done this,calling upon generation after generation since the beginning?I, the Lord, was first,and I will be the last!
5 The coastlands see and fear;the ends of the earth tremble;they draw near and arrive.