11. The deserts and their cities should praise him.The settlements of Kedar should praise him.The people living in Sela should sing for joy;they should shout from the mountaintops.
12. They should give glory to the Lord.People in faraway lands should praise him.
13. The Lord will march out like a strong soldier;he will be excited like a man ready to fight a war.He will shout out the battle cryand defeat his enemies.
14. The Lord says, “For a long time I have said nothing;I have been quiet and held myself back.But now I will cry outand strain like a woman giving birth to a child.
15. I will destroy the hills and mountainsand dry up all their plants.I will make the rivers become dry landand dry up the pools of water.
16. Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew;I will guide them along paths they have not known.I will make the darkness become light for them,and the rough ground smooth.These are the things I will do;I will not leave my people.
17. But those who trust in idols,who say to their statues,‘You are our gods’will be rejected in disgrace.