3 That is why strong people will honor you,and cities ruled by the world’s tyrants will fear you.
4 You have been a refuge for the poor,a refuge for the needy in their distress,a shelter from the rain, and shade from the heat.(A tyrant’s breath is like a rainstorm against a wall,
5 like heat in a dry land.)You calm the uproar of foreigners.The song of tyrants is silencedlike heat that is ⌊reduced⌋ by the shadow of a cloud.
6 On this mountain the Lord of Armies will prepare for all peoplea feast with the best foods,a banquet with aged wines,with the best foods and the finest wines.
7 On this mountain he will removethe veil of grief covering all peopleand the mask covering all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever.The Almighty Lord will wipe away tears from every face,and he will remove the disgrace of his people from the whole earth.The Lord has spoken.
9 On that day ⌊his people⌋ will say,“This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us.This is the Lord; we have waited for him.Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”