3 Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory;ruthless nations will fear you.
4 But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O lord,a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.You are a refuge from the stormand a shelter from the heat.For the oppressive acts of ruthless peopleare like a storm beating against a wall,
5 or like the relentless heat of the desert.But you silence the roar of foreign nations.As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat,so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled.
6 In Jerusalem, the lord of Heaven’s Armieswill spread a wonderful feastfor all the people of the world.It will be a delicious banquetwith clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.
7 There he will remove the cloud of gloom,the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.
8 He will swallow up death forever!The Sovereign lord will wipe away all tears.He will remove forever all insults and mockeryagainst his land and people.The lord has spoken!
9 In that day the people will proclaim,“This is our God!We trusted in him, and he saved us!This is the lord, in whom we trusted.Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”