Isaiah 25

A Song of Praise

25Lord, you are my God.

I will honor you.

I will praise your name.

You have been perfectly faithful.

You have done wonderful things.

You had planned them long ago.

²You have turned cities into piles of trash.

You have pulled down the high walls that were around them.

You have destroyed our enemies’ forts.

They will never be rebuilt.

³Powerful nations will honor you.

Even sinful people from their cities will have respect for you.

⁴Poor people have come to you for safety.

You have kept needy people safe when they were in trouble.

You have been a place to hide when storms came.

You have been a shade from the heat of the sun.

Evil people attack us.

They are like a storm beating against a wall.

⁵They are like the heat of the desert.

You stopped the noisy shouts of our enemies.

You kept them from winning the battle over us and singing about it.

You are like the shadow of a cloud that cools the earth.

⁶On Mount Zion the Lord who rules over all will prepare

a feast for all of the nations.

The best and richest foods

and the finest aged wines will be served.

⁷On that mountain the Lord will destroy

the veil of sadness that covers all of the nations.

He will destroy the gloom that is spread over everyone.

⁸He will swallow up death forever.

The Lord and King will wipe away the tears

from everyone’s face.

He will remove the shame of his people

from the whole earth.

The Lord has spoken.

⁹At that time they will say,

“He is our God.

We trusted in him, and he saved us.

He is the Lord. We trusted in him.

Let us be filled with joy because he saved us.”

¹⁰The Lord’s powerful hand will keep Mount Zion safe.

But he will walk all over Moab.

Its people will be crushed,

just as straw is crushed in animal waste.

¹¹They will try to swim their way out of it.

They will spread their hands out in it,

just as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim.

But God will bring down Moab’s pride.

None of their skill will help them.

¹²He will pull down their high, strong walls.

He will bring them down to the ground.

He’ll bring them right down to the dust.