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47 lines
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# Chapter 25
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1 Lord, you are my God;
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I will exalt you. I will praise your name,
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for you have accomplished wonders,
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plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
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2 For you have turned the city into a pile of rocks,
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a fortified city, into ruins;
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the fortress of barbarians is no longer a city;
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it will never be rebuilt.
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3 Therefore, a strong people will honor you.
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The cities of violent nations will fear you.
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4 For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,
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a stronghold for the needy in his distress,
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a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.
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When the breath of the violent
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is like a storm against a wall,
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5 like heat in a dry land,
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you will subdue the uproar of barbarians.
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As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day,
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so he will silence the song of the violent.
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6 On this mountain,
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the Lord of Armies will prepare for all the peoples a feast of choice meat,
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a feast with aged wine, prime cuts of choice meat, fine vintage wine.
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7 On this mountain
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he will swallow up the burial shroud,
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the shroud over all the peoples,
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the sheet covering all the nations.
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8 When he has swallowed up death once and for all,
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the Lord God will wipe away the tears
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from every face
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and remove his people’s disgrace
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from the whole earth,
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for the Lord has spoken.
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9 On that day it will be said,
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“Look, this is our God;
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we have waited for him, and he has saved us.
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This is the Lord; we have waited for him.
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Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
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10 For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain.
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But Moab will be trampled in his place
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as straw is trampled in a dung pile.
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11 He will spread out his arms in the middle of it,
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as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim.
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His pride will be brought low,
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along with the trickery of his hands.
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12 The high-walled fortress will be brought down,
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thrown to the ground, to the dust. |