Isaiah 25:1-5
God’s faithful plans bring down the proud and shelter the poor.
1 Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.
2 For you have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city. It will never be built.
3 Therefore a strong people will glorify you. A city of awesome nations will fear you.
4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
5 As the heat in a dry place you will bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low.
God’s faithful plans bring down the proud and shelter the poor.
To offer a hymn of praise celebrating the LORD’s faithful plans, righteous judgments, and protection of the vulnerable.
Isaiah often contrasted powerful nations with the plight of the poor, emphasizing God's concern for justice.
The LORD Praised as Refuge, Feast-Giver, Death-Swallower, and Humble King
Isaiah 25 praises the LORD because his faithful plans bring down ruthless pride, shelter the poor, prepare a feast for all peoples, swallow up death forever, wipe away every tear, and bring salvation to those who wait for him.