Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25, verse 1. ¹O Lord my God, I will glorify You; I will sing a hymn to Your name, for You have done wonderful things, an ancient and true counsel. So be it, O Lord. Isaiah 25, verse 2. ²For You made cities into a mound; You made the foundations of their strong cities fall. The city of the ungodly shall not be built forever. Isaiah 25, verse 3. ³Therefore the poor people will bless You, and the cities of wronged people will praise You. Isaiah 25, verse 4. ⁴For You were a helper to every humbled city, and a protection to those who were disheartened by reason of poverty. You will deliver them from evil men, and be a shelter of the thirsty and a breath of life to the wronged. Isaiah 25, verse 5. ⁵They will bless You as discouraged people, thirsting in Zion because of ungodly men to whom You delivered us. Isaiah 25, verse 6. ⁶Then the Lord of hosts shall do this to all the nations on this mountain. They shall drink in gladness; they shall drink wine; they shall anoint themselves with ointment Isaiah 25, verse 7. ⁷on this mountain. Deliver all these things to the nations, for this is the counsel for all the nations. Isaiah 25, verse 8. ⁸Death prevailed and swallowed them, but again God wiped away every tear from every face; He took away the disgrace of His people from all the earth; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 25, verse 9. ⁹Then it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God, in whom we hoped and rejoiced exceedingly; and we shall be glad in His salvation.” Isaiah 25, verse 10. ¹⁰For on this mountain God will give them rest, and the Moabite shall be trampled down, in the manner the threshing floor is tread with wagons. Isaiah 25, verse 11. ¹¹He will spread forth His hands so as to humble man, to destroy him; and He will humble his arrogance—arrogance on which he laid his hands. Isaiah 25, verse 12. ¹²The height of your refuge He will humble, and bring it down to the ground.