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You have been a safe place for poor people in trouble.
    You are like a shelter from floods and shade from the heat
    when powerful men attack.
They are like rain streaming down the walls
    that protect us from the storm.
Like the heat of summer in a dry land,
    the angry shouts of those foreigners brought us to our knees.
But like a thick cloud that blocks the summer heat,
    you answered their challenge.

God’s Banquet for His Servants

The Lord All-Powerful will give a feast for all the people on this mountain. At the feast, there will be the best foods and wines. The meat will be good and tender, the wine pure and clear.

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You have been a refuge(A) for the poor,(B)
    a refuge for the needy(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall
    and like the heat of the desert.
You silence(F) the uproar of foreigners;(G)
    as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless(H) is stilled.

On this mountain(I) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(J) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(K)

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