Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor,
What it says
The LORD has been a refuge to the poor and needy in distress.
What it is doing
This verse shifts the focus from ruined oppressors to protected sufferers.
In context
1O LORD, You are my God! 2Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, 3Therefore, a strong people will honor You. 4For You have been a refuge for the poor, 5like heat in a dry land. 6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts 7On this mountain He will swallow up 8He will swallow up death forever. 9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; 10For the hand of the LORD 11He will spread out his hands within it, 12The high-walled fortress will be brought down,