Isaiah 25

Song of Praise for God’s Favor

1O LordH3068, You are 1my GodH430; I will exaltH7311 You, I will giveH3034 thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034; For You have 2workedH6213 wondersH6382, 3PlansH6098 formed longH7350 agoH7350, with perfectH544 faithfulnessH544.2For You have madeH7760 a cityH5892 into a 4heapH1530, A 5fortifiedH1219 cityH7151 into a ruinH4654; A 6palaceH759 of strangersH2114 is a cityH5892 noH4480 moreH4480, It will neverH5769H3808 be rebuiltH1129.3ThereforeH5921H3651 a strongH5794 peopleH5971 will 7glorifyH3513 You; 8CitiesH7151 of ruthlessH6184 nationsH1471 will revereH3372 You.4For You have beenH1961 a 9defenseH4581 for the helplessH1800, A defenseH4581 for the needyH34 in his distressH6862, A 10refugeH4268 from the stormH2230, a shadeH6738 from the heatH2721; For the breathH7307 of the 11ruthlessH6184 Is like a rain stormH2230 against a wallH7023.5Like heatH2721 in droughtH6724, You subdueH3665 the 12uproarH7588 of aliensH2114; Like heatH2721 by the shadowH6738 of a cloudH5645, the songH2158 of the ruthlessH6184 is 13silencedH6031.

614The LordH3068 of hostsH6635 will prepareH6213 a 15lavishH8081 banquetH4960 for 16allH3605 peoplesH5971 on thisH2088 mountainH2022; A banquetH4960 of 17agedH8105 wineH8105, 18choiceH8081 pieces with marrowH4229, And 19refinedH2212, agedH8105 wineH8105.7And on thisH2088 mountainH2022 He will swallowH1104 up the 2021coveringH6440H3875 which is overH5921 allH3605 peoplesH5971, Even the veilH4541 which is 22stretchedH5259 overH5921 allH3605 nationsH1471.8He will 23swallowH1104 up deathH4194 for allH5331 timeH5331, And the LordH136 24GodH3068 will 25wipeH4229 tearsH1832 awayH4229 from allH3605 facesH6440, And He will removeH5493 the 26reproachH2781 of His peopleH5971 from allH3605 the earthH776; For the LordH3068 has spokenH1696.9And it will be saidH559 in that dayH3117, “BeholdH2009, 27thisH2088 is our GodH430 for whom we have 28waitedH6960 that 29He might saveH3467 us. ThisH2088 is the LordH3068 for whom we have waitedH6960; 30Let us rejoiceH1523 and be gladH8055 in His salvationH3444.”10For the handH3027 of the LordH3068 will restH5117 on thisH2088 mountainH2022, And 31MoabH4124 will be troddenH1758 downH1758 in his placeH8478 As strawH4963 is troddenH1758 downH1758 in the waterH4325 of a manureH4087 pileH4087.11And he will 32spreadH6566 out his handsH3027 in the middleH7130 of it As a swimmerH7811 spreadsH6566 out his hands to swimH7811, But the Lord will 33layH8213 lowH8213 his prideH1346 togetherH5973 with the trickeryH698 of his handsH3027.12The 34unassailableH4869 fortificationsH4013 of your wallsH2346 He will bringH7817 downH7817, LayH8213 lowH8213 and castH5060 to the groundH776, evenH5704 to the dustH6083.