Luke 2:31
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31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed He will not break,
And [b]smoking flax He will not [c]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(D)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
- Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
- Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
Psalm 98:2-3
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2 (A)The Lord has made known His salvation;
(B)His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the [a]nations.
3 He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
(C)All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 98:2 Gentiles
Isaiah 62:1-2
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Assurance of Zion’s Salvation
62 For Zion’s sake I will not [a]hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
2 (A)The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
And all (B)kings your glory.
(C)You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord will name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:1 keep silent
Isaiah 45:21-25
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21 Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
(A)Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
(B)And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
22 “Look to Me, and be saved,
(C)All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (D)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (E)knee shall bow,
(F)Every tongue shall take an oath.
24 He shall say,
[a]‘Surely in the Lord I have (G)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And (H)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 (I)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (J)shall glory.’ ”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:24 Or Only in the Lord are all righteousness and strength
Isaiah 42:10-12
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Praise to the Lord
10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
(B)You who go down to the sea, and [a]all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:10 Lit. its fullness
Psalm 97:6-8
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6 (A)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.
7 (B)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
(C)Worship Him, all you gods.
8 Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
Psalm 96:10-13
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10 Say among the [a]nations, (A)“The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be [b]moved;
(B)He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
11 (C)Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
(D)Let the sea roar, and [c]all its fullness;
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
13 before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
(E)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 96:10 Gentiles
- Psalm 96:10 shaken
- Psalm 96:11 all that is in it
Psalm 96:1-3
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A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment(A)
96 Oh, (B)sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
3 Declare His glory among the [a]nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
Footnotes
- Psalm 96:3 Gentiles
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