“O Lord, I will honor and praise Your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now You have accomplished them. ” (v. 1, NLT)
“But You are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat, for the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat of the desert. But You silence the roar of foreign nations. As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. (vv. 4-5, NLT)
“”In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat. There He will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will remove all insults and mockery against His land and people. In that day, the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted Him and he saved us!”” (vv. 6-9, NLT)