Isaiah 25:1-9

Lord YAHWEH, you are my glorious God! I will exalt you and praise your name forever, for you have done so many wonderful things. Well-thought-out plans you formed in ages past— you’ve been faithful and true to fulfill them all! The city that was once mighty you’ve turned into a heap of rubble; the fortified city now lies in ruins. The foreigner’s fortress is no more and will never be rebuilt. Therefore, superpower nations will glorify you and the cities of terrorist nations will revere you. You have been a fortress-protector for the poor, a mighty stronghold for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the sudden storm, and a shade from the shimmering heat of the day. For the fury of tyrants was like a winter windstorm battering against the wall, and like the heat of a drought in a desert land; but you subdued the heat under the shade of clouds. You alone silence the song of tyrants. The Lord YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, will host a rich feast on this mountain for all peoples— a feast with plenty of meat and well-aged wine, with an abundance of food and the finest of wine. And on this mountain, he will destroy the shroud wrapped around all the people, the veil spread over all nations. It is the gloom of death! He will swallow it up in victory forever! And God, Lord YAHWEH, will wipe away every tear from every face. He will remove every trace of disgrace that his people have suffered throughout the world, for the Lord YAHWEH has promised it! In that day they will say, “Behold! This is our God! We’ve waited for him, and he saved us! This one, the Lord YAHWEH—he is worth the wait! We will keep shouting with joy as we find our bliss in his salvation-kiss!”