1Who is this who comes from Edom,
            With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,
            This One who is majestic in His apparel,
            Marching in the greatness of His strength?
            “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

     2Why is Your apparel red,
            And Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?

     3“I have trodden the wine trough alone,
            And from the peoples there was no man with Me.
            I also trod them in My anger,
            And trampled them in My wrath;
            And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
            And I stained all My raiment.

     4“For the day of vengeance was in My heart,
            And My year of redemption has come.

     5“And I looked, and there was no one to help,
            And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;
            So My own arm brought salvation to Me;
            And My wrath upheld Me.

     6“And I trod down the peoples in My anger,
            And made them drunk in My wrath,
            And I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

God’s Ancient Mercies Recalled

     7I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, the praises of the LORD,
            According to all that the LORD has granted us,
            And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
            Which He has granted them according to His compassion,
            And according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.

     8For He said, “Surely, they are My people,
            Sons who will not deal falsely.”
            So He became their Savior.

     9In all their affliction He was afflicted,
            And the angel of His presence saved them;
            In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them;
            And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

     10But they rebelled
            And grieved His Holy Spirit;
            Therefore, He turned Himself to become their enemy,
            He fought against them.

     11Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
            Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?
            Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,

     12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,
            Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,

     13Who led them through the depths?
            Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not stumble;

     14As the cattle which go down into the valley,
            The Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
            So didst Thou lead Thy people,
            To make for Thyself a glorious name.

“Thou Art Our Father”

     15Look down from heaven, and see from Thy holy and glorious habitation;
            Where are Thy zeal and Thy mighty deeds?
            The stirrings of Thy heart and Thy compassion are restrained toward me.

     16For Thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us,
            And Israel does not recognize us.
            Thou, O LORD, art our Father,
            Our Redeemer from of old is Thy name.

     17Why, O LORD, dost Thou cause us to stray from Thy ways,
            And harden our heart from fearing Thee?
            Return for the sake of Thy servants, the tribes of Thy heritage.

     18Thy holy people possessed Thy sanctuary for a little while,
            Our adversaries have trodden it down.

     19We have become like those over whom Thou hast never ruled,
            Like those who were not called by Thy name.