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I honor you and praise your name,
because you did amazing things.
The words you said long ago are completely true;
everything happened exactly as you said it would.
<2> And you destroyed the city
that was protected by strong walls.
Now it is only a pile of rocks.
The foreign palace has been destroyed.
It will never be rebuilt.
<3> That is why powerful nations will honor you.
Powerful people from strong cities will fear you.
<4> And Lord, you are a safe place
for poor people in trouble.
You are like a shelter from floods
and shade from the heat
when powerful men attack.
They are like rain streaming down the walls
that protect us from the storm.
<5> Like the heat of summer in a dry land,
the angry shouts of those foreigners brought us to our knees.
But like a thick cloud that blocks the summer heat,
you answered their challenge.
<6> The Lord All-Powerful will give a feast for all the people on this mountain. At the feast, there will be the best foods and wines. The meat will be good and tender, the wine pure and clear.
<7> But now there is a veil covering all nations and people. This veil is called "death." <8> But death will be destroyed forever.[248] And the Lord my Master will wipe away every tear from every face. In the past, all of his people were sad, but God will take away that sadness from the earth. All of this will happen because the Lord said it would.
<9> At that time people will say,
"Here is our God!
He is the one we have been waiting for.
He has come to save us.
We have been waiting for our Lord.
So we will rejoice and be happywhen he saves us."
<10> The Lord's power is on this mountain,
and Moab[249] will be defeated.
The Lord will trample the enemy,
like walking on straw in a pile of waste.
<11> Then Moab will spread his arms in it
like someone who is swimming.
But his pride will sink
with each stroke that he takes.
<12> The Lord will destroy their
high walls and safe places.
He will throw them down
into the dust on the ground.
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