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108 lines
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Praise for Judgment and Salvation
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# Chapter 25
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1. O LORD, I will honor and praise your name,
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for you are my God.
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You do such wonderful things!
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You planned them long ago,
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and now you have accomplished them.
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2. You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins.
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Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble.
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Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear
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and will never be rebuilt.
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3. Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory;
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ruthless nations will fear you.
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4. But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD,
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a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.
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You are a refuge from the storm
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and a shelter from the heat.
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For the oppressive acts of ruthless people
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are like a storm beating against a wall,
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5. or like the relentless heat of the desert.
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But you silence the roar of foreign nations.
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As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat,
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so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled.
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6. In Jerusalem, the LORD of Heaven's Armies
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will spread a wonderful feast
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for all the people of the world.
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It will be a delicious banquet
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with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.
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7. There he will remove the cloud of gloom,
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the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.
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8. He will swallow up death forever!
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The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears.
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He will remove forever all insults and mockery
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against his land and people.
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The LORD has spoken!
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9. In that day the people will proclaim,
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"This is our God!
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We trusted in him, and he saved us!
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This is the LORD, in whom we trusted.
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Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!"
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10. For the LORD's hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem.
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But Moab will be crushed.
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It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot.
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11. God will push down Moab's people
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as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands.
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He will end their pride
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and all their evil works.
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12. The high walls of Moab will be demolished.
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They will be brought down to the ground,
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down into the dust.
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