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Lord , you are my God;^(a) I will exalt you and praise your name,^(b) for in perfect faithfulness^(c) you have done wonderful things,^(d) things planned^(e) long ago.

You have made the city a heap of rubble,^(f) the fortified^(g) town a ruin,^(h) the foreigners' stronghold⁽ⁱ⁾ a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.^(j)

Therefore strong peoples will honor you;^(k) cities of ruthless^(l) nations will revere you.

You have been a refuge^(m) for the poor,⁽ⁿ⁾ a refuge for the needy^(o) in their distress, a shelter from the storm^(p) and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless^(q) is like a storm driving against a wall

and like the heat of the desert. You silence^(r) the uproar of foreigners;^(s) as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless^(t) is stilled.

On this mountain^(u) the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast^(v) of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.^(w)

On this mountain he will destroy the shroud^(x) that enfolds all peoples,^(y) the sheet that covers all nations;

he will swallow up death^(z) forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears^(aa) from all faces; he will remove his people's disgrace^(ab) from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.^(ac)

In that day^(ad) they will say, "Surely this is our God;^(ae) we trusted^(af) in him, and he saved^(ag) us. This is the Lord , we trusted in him; let us rejoice^(ah) and be glad in his salvation."^(ai)

The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain;^(aj) but Moab^(ak) will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure.

They will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down^(al) their pride^(am) despite the cleverness^[a] of their hands.

He will bring down your high fortified walls^(an) and lay them low;^(ao) he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.

In that day^(a) this song will be sung^(b) in the land of Judah: We have a strong city;^(c) God makes salvation its walls^(d) and ramparts.^(e)

Open the gates^(f) that the righteous^(g) nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.

You will keep in perfect peace^(h) those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust⁽ⁱ⁾ in you.

Trust^(j) in the Lord forever,^(k) for the Lord , the Lord himself, is the Rock^(l) eternal.

He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground^(m) and casts it down to the dust.⁽ⁿ⁾

Feet trample^(o) it down— the feet of the oppressed,^(p) the footsteps of the poor.^(q)

The path of the righteous is level;^(r) you, the Upright One,^(s) make the way of the righteous smooth.^(t)

Yes, Lord , walking in the way of your laws,^[a](u) we wait^(v) for you; your name^(w) and renown are the desire of our hearts.

My soul yearns for you in the night;^(x) in the morning my spirit longs^(y) for you. When your judgments^(z) come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.^(aa)

But when grace is shown to the wicked,^(ab) they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil^(ac) and do not regard^(ad) the majesty of the Lord .

Lord , your hand is lifted high,^(ae) but they do not see^(af) it. Let them see your zeal^(ag) for your people and be put to shame;^(ah) let the fire^(ai) reserved for your enemies consume them.

Lord , you establish peace^(aj) for us; all that we have accomplished you have done^(ak) for us.

Lord our God, other lords^(al) besides you have ruled over us, but your name^(am) alone do we honor.^(an)

They are now dead,^(ao) they live no more; their spirits^(ap) do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin;^(aq) you wiped out all memory of them.^(ar)

You have enlarged the nation, Lord ; you have enlarged the nation.^(as) You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders^(at) of the land.

Lord , they came to you in their distress;^(au) when you disciplined^(av) them, they could barely whisper^(aw) a prayer.^[b]

As a pregnant woman about to give birth^(ax) writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord .

We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth^(ay) to wind. We have not brought salvation^(az) to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life.^(ba)

But your dead^(bb) will live, Lord ; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust^(bc) wake up and shout for joy— your dew^(bd) is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.^(be)

Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors^(bf) behind you; hide^(bg) yourselves for a little while until his wrath^(bh) has passed by.^(bi)

See, the Lord is coming^(bj) out of his dwelling^(bk) to punish^(bl) the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood^(bm) shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.