[25:1] Lord, you are my God; I will honor you and praise your name. You have done amazing things; you have faithfully carried out the plans you made long ago.
[25:2] You have turned cities into ruins and destroyed their fortifications. The palaces which our enemies built are gone forever.
[25:3] The people of powerful nations will praise you; you will be feared in the cities of cruel nations.
[25:4] The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. You give them shelter from storms and shade from the burning heat. Cruel enemies attack like a winter storm,
[25:5] like drought in a dry land. But you, Lord, have silenced our enemies; you silence the shouts of cruel people, as a cloud cools a hot day.