SALVATION AND JUDGMENT ON THAT DAY

25 Lord, you are my God;h

I will exalt you. I will praise your name,

for you have accomplished wonders,

plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

2 For you have turned the city into a pile of rocks,i

a fortified city, into ruins;

the fortress of barbariansj is no longer a city;

it will never be rebuilt.

3 Therefore, a strong people will honor you.

The cities of violent nations will fear you.

4 For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,

a stronghold for the needyk in his distress,

a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.l

When the breath of the violent

is like a storm against a wall,

5 like heat in a dry land,

you will subdue the uproar of barbarians.

As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day,

so he will silence the song of the violent.