Joel 2:21
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21 Do not fear, O soil;
be glad and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things!
Isaiah 54:4
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4 Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace,
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.(A)
Zephaniah 3:16-17
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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands grow weak.(A)
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(B)
Footnotes
- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Isaiah 41:10
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10 do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)
Zechariah 8:15
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15 so again I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not be afraid.
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Joel 2:20
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20 I will remove the northern army far from you
and drive it into a parched and desolate land,
its front into the eastern sea
and its rear into the western sea;
its stench and foul smell will rise up.”
Surely he has done great things!(A)
Jeremiah 33:3
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3 Call to me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.(A)
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Isaiah 35:1
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The Return of the Redeemed to Zion
35 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus(A)
Psalm 126:1-3
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Psalm 126
A Harvest of Joy
A Song of Ascents.
1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,[a]
we were like those who dream.(A)
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”(B)
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
and we rejoiced.(C)
Footnotes
- 126.1 Or brought back those who returned to Zion
1 Samuel 12:16
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16 Now, therefore, take your stand and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes.(A)
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Jeremiah 30:9-10
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9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.(A)
10 But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob, says the Lord,
and do not be dismayed, O Israel,
for I am going to save you from far away
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and no one shall make him afraid.(B)
Psalm 65:12-13
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12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow;
the hills gird themselves with joy;(A)
13 the meadows clothe themselves with flocks;
the valleys deck themselves with grain;
they shout and sing together for joy.(B)
1 Samuel 12:24
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24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done for you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:32
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32 “For ask now about former ages, long before your own, ever since the day that God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of heaven to the other: Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has its like ever been heard of?(A)
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Psalm 98:8
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8 Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing together for joy(A)
Genesis 15:1
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God’s Covenant with Abram
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”(A)
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Hosea 2:21
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21 On that day I will answer, says the Lord,
I will answer the heavens,
and they shall answer the earth,
Isaiah 55:12
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12 For you shall go out in joy
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.(A)
Isaiah 44:23
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23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob
and will be glorified in Israel.(A)
Psalm 96:11-12
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11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar and all that fills it;(A)
12 let the field exult and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
Psalm 71:19
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19 and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?(A)
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