Yahweh Will Swallow Up Death
O Yahweh, You are amy God;
I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have bworked wonders,
cCounsels formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
2 For You have made a city into a aheap,
A bfortified town into a ruin;
A cpalace of strangers is a city no more,
It will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore a strong people will aglorify You;
bTowns of ruthless nations will fear You.
4 For You have been a astrong defense for the poor,
A strong defense for the needy in his distress,
A brefuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the cruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
5 Like heat in a dry land, You subdue the arumbling of strangers;
Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.