Isaiah 25

Thomson(i) 1 O Lord God, thee I will glorify: in songs of praise I will extol thy name. For thou hast executed wonderful things, a counsel of old immutably true. 2 Because thou hast reduced cities to a heap of ruins; cities made strong, that their foundations might not fall; [a city of wicked men cannot be built to last forever] 3 therefore the distressed people will bless thee and the cities of injured men will give thee thanks; 4 for thou hast been the support of every humble city and the defence of them who were dispirited; by reason of their weakness. From wicked men thou will deliver them. Thou art the support of the thirsty and the breath of men in distress. 5 [p] When dispirited men shall be thirsting in Sion on account of wicked men to whom thou hast delivered us up; 6 then will the Lord of Hosts make provision for all the nations. On this mount they shall drink gladness: 7 they shall drink wine and be anointed with myrrh on this mount. Hand down all these things to the nations for this counsel is for all the nations. 8 Mighty death had swallowed up; but the Lord God hath again wiped every tear from every face; and removed from the whole earth the reproach of this people. For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken. 9 And in that day they will say, "Behold our God in whom we trusted, will indeed save us. He is the Lord, for him we waited and exulted; let us therefore rejoice in our salvation. 10 God will give rest on this mountain." When the country of Moab shall be trodden down, as a threshing floor is trampled with cars 11 and he shall cause his hands to relax, as he indeed humbled him to be slain, and shall humble his pride; those things on which he hath laid his hands, 12 and shall lower the height of his wall of refuge; and it shall be laid low in the dust: in that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judea.