12 Let them give glory to the Lord,and utter his praise in the coastlands.
13 The Lord goes forth like a warrior,like a man of war he stirs up his fury;He shouts out his battle cry,against his enemies he shows his might:
14 For a long time I have kept silent,I have said nothing, holding myself back;Now I cry out like a woman in labor,gasping and panting.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills,all their undergrowth I will dry up;I will turn the rivers into marshes,and the marshes I will dry up.
16 I will lead the blind on a way they do not know;by paths they do not know I will guide them.I will turn darkness into light before them,and make crooked ways straight.These are my promises:I made them, I will not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back in utter shamewho trust in idols;Who say to molten images,“You are our gods.”
18 You deaf ones, listen,you blind ones, look and see!