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6 And in this mountain He will bring down, lay low,
The LORD of hosts will make for all And bring to the ground, down to the
people dust.
A feast of choice pieces,
A feast of wines on the lees, In that day this song will be sung in the
Of fat things full of marrow, 26 land of Judah:
Of well-refined wines on the lees. “We have a strong city;
7 And He will destroy on this mountain God will appoint salvation for walls and
The surface of the covering cast over bulwarks.
all people, 2 Open the gates,
And the veil that is spread over all That the righteous nation which keeps
nations. the truth may enter in.
8 He will swallow up death forever, 3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears Whose mind is stayed on You,
from all faces; Because he trusts in You.
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.
26:3 perfect peace,…trusts in You. A fixed dis-
position of trust in the Lord brings a peace that
the wicked can never know (48:22; 57:21). Such
25:8 swallow up death. God will swallow up reliance precludes double-mindedness (James
death, which itself functions as a swallower of 1:6–8) and serving two masters (Matt.6:24).
human beings (5:14; Prov. 1:12). Paul notes the
fulfillment of this promise in the resurrection
of believers (1 Cor. 15:54). wipe away tears. 4 Trust in the LORD forever,
The Lord God will remove the sorrow associat- For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting
ed with death (65:19).Revelation alludes to the strength.
tender action of this verse twice—once in 7:17 5 For He brings down those who dwell
to describe the bliss of the redeemed in heav- on high,
en, and once in 21:4 to describe ideal condi- The lofty city;
tions in the New Jerusalem. rebuke…He will He lays it low,
take away. Israel will be the head of the He lays it low to the ground,
nations and no longer the tail (Deut.28:13). He brings it down to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down—
The feet of the poor
And the steps of the needy.”
9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God; 7 The way of the just is uprightness;
We have waited for Him, and He will O Most Upright,
save us. You weigh the path of the just.
This is the LORD; 8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments,
We have waited for Him; O LORD, we have waited for You;
We will be glad and rejoice in His The desire of our soul is for
salvation.” Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
10 For on this mountain the hand of the 9
LORD will rest, With my soul I have desired You
And Moab shall be trampled down in the night,
under Him, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek
As straw is trampled down for the You early;
refuse heap. For when Your judgments are in the
11 And He will spread out His hands in earth,
their midst The inhabitants of the world will learn
As a swimmer reaches out to swim, righteousness.
And He will bring down their pride 10 Let grace be shown to the wicked,
Together with the trickery of their Yet he will not learn righteousness;
hands. In the land of uprightness he will deal
12 The fortress of the high fort of your walls unjustly,

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