Isaiah 59:15-17

Contemporary English Version

¹⁵ Everyone tells lies;
those who turn from crime
    end up ruined.

When the Lord noticed
that justice had disappeared,
    he became very displeased.
^16 (A) It disgusted him even more
to learn that no one
    would do a thing about it.
So with his own powerful arm,
    he won victories for truth.
^17 (B) Justice was the Lord's armor;
    saving power was his helmet;
anger and revenge
    were his clothes.