25 A thanksgiving to God in that that he showeth himself judge of the world, by punishing the wicked, and maintaining the godly.

O Lord, thou [a]art my God: I will exalt thee, I will praise thy Name: for thou hast done wonderful things, according to the counsels of old, with a stable truth.

For thou hast made of a [b]city an heap, of a strong city, a ruin: even the place [c]of strangers of a city, it shall never be built.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 25:1 Thus the Prophet giveth thanks to God because he will bring under subjection these nations by his corrections, and make them of his Church, which before were his enemies.
  2. Isaiah 25:2 Not only of Jerusalem, but also of these other cities which have been thine enemies.
  3. Isaiah 25:2 That is, a place whereas all vagabonds may live without danger, and as it were at ease, as in a palace.

Praise to the Lord

25 Lord, you are my God;(A)
    I will exalt you and praise your name,(B)
for in perfect faithfulness(C)
    you have done wonderful things,(D)
    things planned(E) long ago.
You have made the city a heap of rubble,(F)
    the fortified(G) town a ruin,(H)
the foreigners’ stronghold(I) a city no more;
    it will never be rebuilt.(J)

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