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Isaiah 62:1
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Isaiah 62:1
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Isaiah’s Prayer for Jerusalem
62 Because I love Zion,
I will not keep still.
Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,
I cannot remain silent.
I will not stop praying for her
until her righteousness shines like the dawn,
and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.
Isaiah 62:1
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Isaiah 62:1
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Zion’s New Name
Isaiah 62:6-7
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Isaiah 62:6-7
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6 O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.
7 Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
Isaiah 62:6-7
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Isaiah 62:6-7
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Proverbs 4:18
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Proverbs 4:18
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18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18
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Proverbs 4:18
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Isaiah 32:15-17
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Isaiah 32:15-17
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15 until at last the Spirit is poured out
on us from heaven.
Then the wilderness will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
16 Justice will rule in the wilderness
and righteousness in the fertile field.
17 And this righteousness will bring peace.
Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.
Isaiah 32:15-17
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Isaiah 32:15-17
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15 till the Spirit(A) is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,(B)
and the fertile field seems like a forest.(C)
16 The Lord’s justice(D) will dwell in the desert,(E)
his righteousness(F) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(G) will be peace;(H)
its effect will be quietness and confidence(I) forever.
Psalm 102:13-16
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Psalm 102:13-16
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13 You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem[a]—
and now is the time to pity her,
now is the time you promised to help.
14 For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.
15 Then the nations will tremble before the Lord.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem.
He will appear in his glory.
Psalm 102:13-16
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Psalm 102:13-16
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13 You will arise(A) and have compassion(B) on Zion,
for it is time(C) to show favor(D) to her;
the appointed time(E) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(F) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(G) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(H)
and appear in his glory.(I)
1 Peter 2:9
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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- 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.
Luke 2:30-32
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Luke 2:30-32
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30 I have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared for all people.
32 He is a light to reveal God to the nations,
and he is the glory of your people Israel!”
Luke 2:30-32
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Luke 2:30-32
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Hebrews 7:25
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Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save[a] those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
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- 7:25 Or is able to save completely.
Hebrews 7:25
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Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore he is able to save(A) completely[a] those who come to God(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(C)
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- Hebrews 7:25 Or forever
Philippians 2:15-16
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Philippians 2:15-16
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15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. 16 Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.
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Philippians 2:15-16
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Philippians 2:15-16
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15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ(D) that I did not run(E) or labor in vain.(F)
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- Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5
Isaiah 51:9
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Isaiah 51:9
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9 Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength!
Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.[a]
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- 51:9 Hebrew You slew Rahab; you pierced the dragon. Rahab is the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature. The name is used here as a poetic name for Egypt.
Isaiah 51:5-6
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Isaiah 51:5-6
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5 My mercy and justice are coming soon.
My salvation is on the way.
My strong arm will bring justice to the nations.
All distant lands will look to me
and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
6 Look up to the skies above,
and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies,
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!
Isaiah 51:5-6
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Isaiah 51:5-6
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5 My righteousness draws near speedily,
my salvation(A) is on the way,(B)
and my arm(C) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(D) will look to me
and wait in hope(E) for my arm.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,(F)
the earth will wear out like a garment(G)
and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation(H) will last forever,(I)
my righteousness will never fail.(J)
Isaiah 1:26-27
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Isaiah 1:26-27
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26 Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”
27 Zion will be restored by justice;
those who repent will be revived by righteousness.
Isaiah 1:26-27
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Isaiah 1:26-27
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Psalm 122:6-9
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Psalm 122:6-9
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6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
May all who love this city prosper.
7 O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls
and prosperity in your palaces.
8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say,
“May you have peace.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.
Psalm 122:6-9
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Psalm 122:6-9
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love(A) you be secure.
7 May there be peace(B) within your walls
and security within your citadels.(C)”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your prosperity.(D)
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