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1Lord Yahweh , you are my glorious God!
I will exalt you and praise your name forever,
for you have done so many wonderful things.
Well-thought-out plans you formed in ages past—
you’ve been faithful and true to fulfill them all!
2The city that was once mighty[#25:2 That is, Babylon. See Jer. 50–51; Rev. 17–18.]
you’ve turned into a heap of rubble;
the fortified city now lies in ruins.
The foreigner’s fortress is no more and will never be rebuilt.
3Therefore, superpower nations will glorify you
and the cities of terrorist nations will revere you.
4You have been a fortress-protector for the poor,
a mighty stronghold for the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the sudden storm,
and a shade from the shimmering heat of the day.
For the fury of tyrants
was like a winter windstorm battering against the wall,
5and like the heat of a drought in a desert land;
but you subdued the heat under the shade of clouds.
You alone silence the song of tyrants.
6The Lord Yahweh , Commander of Angel Armies,
will host a rich feast on this mountain for all peoples—
a feast with plenty of meat and well-aged wine,
with an abundance of food and the finest of wine.
7And on this mountain, he will destroy the shroud[#25:7 Or “the face of the shroud.”]
wrapped around all the people, the veil spread over all nations.
8It is the gloom of death![#25:8 The gloom of death is like a shroud over every life. The curse of death is defeated in Christ so that all may come to the rich, joyous feast of the Lord. See 1 Cor. 15:54–56.]
He will swallow it up in victory forever!
And God, Lord Yahweh , will wipe away
every tear from every face.
He will remove every trace of disgrace
that his people have suffered throughout the world,
for the Lord Yahweh has promised it!
9In that day they will say,
“Behold! This is our God!
We’ve waited for him, and he saved us!
This one, the Lord Yahweh —he is worth the wait!
We will keep shouting with joy
as we find our bliss in his salvation-kiss!”
10The mighty , gracious hand of the Lord Yahweh
will rest upon this mountain,
but the Moabites will be trampled under his feet
as straw gets trampled into the manure.
11They will stretch out their arms in it
like a swimmer stretches out his arms to swim,
yet God will bring down their pride,
and they will thrash and sink despite their struggle.
12He will tear down the high walls of Moab’s fortresses
and flatten them into the dust.