Behold, the Lord comes to save His people;
Blessed are those prepared to meet Him. Image Courtesy: Franciscan Friars
Praises to God for His Mercy and Salvation
O Lord, You are My God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name. For You have done
wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. For You have made the city a heap, the
fortified city a ruin; the palace of aliens is a city no more, it will never be rebuilt. Therefore
strong peoples will glorify You; Cities of ruthless nations will fear You. For You have been a
refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm and a
shade from the heat. When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm, the noise of
aliens like a heat in a dry place, You subdued the heat with the shade of clouds, the song of the
ruthless was stilled. On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich
food, a feast of well-aged wines strained clear. He will destroy on this mountain the shoud that
is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; He will swallow up death
forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces and the disgrace of His
people He will take away from all the earth. For the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day,
‘Lo this is Our God; We have waited for Him so that He might save us. This is the Lord for
whom we have waited; Let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation. For the hand of the Lord will
rest on this mountain.
The Moabites (natural enemies of God and Israel) shall be trodden down in their place as straw
is trodden down in a dung-pit. Though they spread out their hands in the midst of it, as
swimmers spread out their hands to swim, their pride will be laid low despite the struggle of
their hands. The high fortifications of his walls will be brought down, laid, low, cast to the
ground, even to the dust. –Isaiah 25:1-12
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