Salvation and Judgment on That Day
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Yahweh, You are my God;(A)
I will exalt You. I will praise Your name,
for You have accomplished wonders,
plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
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3 I will exalt You. I will praise Your name,
for You have accomplished wonders,
plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
Therefore, a strong people will honor You.
The cities of violent nations will fear You.
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5 The cities of violent nations will fear You.
like heat in a dry land,
You subdue the uproar of barbarians.
As(a) the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day,
so He silences the song of the violent.
You subdue the uproar of barbarians.
As(a) the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day,
so He silences the song of the violent.
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On this mountain
He will destroy the burial shroud,
the shroud over all the peoples,
the sheet covering all the nations;(H)
8 He will destroy the burial shroud,
the shroud over all the peoples,
the sheet covering all the nations;(H)
He will destroy death forever.(I)
The Lord God will wipe away the tears
from every face(J)
and remove His people’s disgrace(K)
from the whole earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
The Lord God will wipe away the tears
from every face(J)
and remove His people’s disgrace(K)
from the whole earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
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On that day it will be said,
“Look, this is our God;
we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”(L)
10 “Look, this is our God;
we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”(L)
For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain.
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He will spread out his arms in the middle of it,
as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim.
His pride will be brought low,
along with the trickery of his hands.(N)
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as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim.
His pride will be brought low,
along with the trickery of his hands.(N)
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 25:5: Lit In
b.
Isaiah 25:6: Mount Zion
c.
Isaiah 25:6: Lit wine, fat full of marrow
d.
Isaiah 25:10: Or trampled under Him