14They raise their voices and sing for joy.
From the west[] they shout for the majesty of the Lord. 15Therefore, in the east[] glorify the Lord. In the coastlands of the sea, glorify the name of the Lord,
the God of Israel!
16We hear songs from the ends of the earth:
Glory to the Righteous One!
But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me!”
The treacherous deal treacherously.
Yes, the treacherous deal very treacherously.
17Panic, pit, and peril[] await all who live on the earth. 18Whoever flees from the noise of terror will fall into the pit.
Whoever crawls out of the pit will be caught in the trap.
The windows[] in the sky have opened, and the foundations of the earth quake.
19The earth is broken to pieces.
The earth is tearing itself apart.
The earth is shaking violently.
20The earth staggers like a drunken man.
It shakes like a shack in a windstorm.
The burden of its rebellion is so heavy
that it will fall, unable to rise again.
21On that day the Lord will deal with the army on high
and with the kings of the earth below.
22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit.
They will be locked up in prison,
and after many days they will be dealt with.
23Then the bright moon will be ashamed,
and the hot sun will be embarrassed,
for the Lord of Armies will reign on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
and his glory will shine in the presence of his elders.
A Song of Praise
251O Lord, you are my God.
I will exalt you! I will praise your name,
because you have done astounding things,
plans laid long ago that are firm and faithful.[] 2For you have reduced the city to a heap,
the fortified city to ruins.
The citadel of foreigners is no longer a city at all.
It will never be rebuilt.
3That is why powerful peoples will honor you.
The cities of cruel nations will fear you,
4for you have been a stronghold for the poor,
a stronghold for the needy in their distress.
You have been a shelter from the rainstorm
and shade from the heat.
When the breath of the ruthless is like a rainstorm battering a wall,
5like a hot wind drying up the desert,
you put down the uproar of foreigners.
It is like heat cooled by the shade of a cloud.
The song of the ruthless is silenced.
A Banquet for All Peoples
6On this mountain
the Lord of Armies will prepare for all peoples
a banquet of rich food,
a banquet of aged wines,
with the best cuts of meat,
and with the finest wines.[] 7On this mountain
he will destroy the shroud that covers all peoples,
the burial cloth stretched over all nations.
8He has swallowed up death forever!
The Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face.
He will take away the shame of his people throughout the earth.
For the Lord has spoken.
9On that day it will be said,
“Look, here is our God!
We waited for him, and he saved us!
This is the Lord!
We waited for him.
Let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
God Will Punish Moab
10On this mountain
the Lord's hand will rest.
Moab will be trampled underfoot,
like straw trampled into manure.
11Moab will spread out his hands in the middle of it,
like someone trying to swim,
but the Lord will bring down Moab's pride,
along with everything[] Moab's hands have done. 12The Lord will topple your high-walled fortress
and bring it to the ground,
all the way down to the dust.
