25:1   You, LORD, are my God! I will praise you for doing the wonderful things you had planned and promised since ancient times.

25:2   You have destroyed the fortress of our enemies, leaving their city in ruins. Nothing in that foreign city will ever be rebuilt.

25:3   Now strong and cruel nations will fear and honor you.

25:4   You have been a place of safety for the poor and needy in times of trouble. Brutal enemies pounded us like a heavy rain or the heat of the sun at noon, but you were our shelter.

25:5   Those wild foreigners struck like scorching desert heat. But you were like a cloud, protecting us from the sun. You kept our enemies from singing songs of victory.

25:6   On this mountain the LORD All-Powerful will prepare for all nations a feast of the finest foods. Choice wines and the best meats will be served.

25:7   Here the LORD will strip away the burial clothes that cover the nations.

25:8   The LORD All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The LORD has spoken!

25:9   At that time, people will say, "The LORD has saved us! Let's celebrate. We waited and hoped-- now our God is here."

25:10   The powerful arm of the LORD will protect this mountain. The Moabites will be put down and trampled on like straw in a pit of manure.

25:11   They will struggle to get out, but God will humiliate them no matter how hard they try.

25:12   The walls of their fortresses will be knocked down and scattered in the dirt.