1 O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things, even purposes planned of old in faithfulness and truth.

O Lord, You are my God. I will praise You. I will give thanks to Your name. For You have been faithful to do great things, plans that You made long ago.

2 F or You have made a city a heap, a fortified city a ruin, a palace of aliens without a city; it will never be rebuilt.

For You have laid waste a city. You have destroyed a strong city. The beautiful house of strangers is a city no more. And it will never be built again.

3 T herefore a strong people will glorify You, a city of terrible and ruthless nations will fear You.

So strong people will honor You. Cities of nations that show no pity will fear You.

4 F or You have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the ruthless ones is like a rainstorm against a wall.

For You have been a strong-place for those who could not help themselves and for those in need because of much trouble. You have been a safe place from the storm and a shadow from the heat. For the breath of the one who shows no pity is like a storm against a wall.

5 A s the heat in a dry land You will bring down the noise of aliens; and as the heat is brought low by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless ones is brought low.

Like heat in a dry place, You quiet the noise of the strangers. Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the one who shows no pity is made quiet. A Supper for All People

6 A nd on this Mount shall the Lord of hosts make for all peoples a feast of rich things, a feast of wines on the lees—of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

On this mountain the Lord of All will make a supper of good things ready for all people. It will be a supper of good wine, of the best foods, and of fine wine.

7 A nd He will destroy on this mountain the covering of the face that is cast over the heads of all peoples, and the veil that is woven and spread over all nations.

And on this mountain He will destroy the covering which is over all people, the covering which is spread over all nations.

8 H e will swallow up death. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away from off all the earth; for the Lord has spoken it.

He will take away death for all time. The Lord God will dry tears from all faces. He will take away the shame of His people from all the earth. For the Lord has spoken.

9 I t shall be said in that day, Behold our God upon Whom we have waited and hoped, that He might save us! This is the Lord, we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.

It will be said in that day, “See, this is our God. We have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord for Whom we have waited. Let us be glad and full of joy because He saves us.” Moab Will Be Punished

10 F or the hand of the Lord shall rest on this Mount, and Moab shall be threshed and trodden down in his place as straw is trodden down in the water of a cesspit.

For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain. And Moab will be crushed in his place, as straw is crushed down in animal waste.

11 A nd though stretches forth his hands in the midst of as a swimmer stretches out his hands to swim, the Lord will bring down pride in spite of the skillfulness of his hands and together with the spoils of his hands.

Moab will spread out his hands in it, as a man spreads out his hands to swim. But the Lord will put his pride to shame, together with the sinful work of his hands.

12 A nd the high fortifications of your walls will bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

And the Lord will bring down your high walls built for war and lay them low. He will throw them to the ground, even to the dust.