Psalm 23:3
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will lead the blind
by a road they do not know;
by paths they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
and I will not forsake them.(A)
Psalm 31:3
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3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress;
for your name’s sake lead me and guide me;(A)
Psalm 19:7
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;(A)
Psalm 51:10
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- 51.10 Or steadfast
Psalm 143:8-10
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8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.(A)
9 Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.[a](B)
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.(C)
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- 143.9 Heb ms Gk: MT to you I have hidden
Psalm 5:8
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8 Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make your way straight before me.(A)
Psalm 51:12
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- 51.12 Or generous
Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
Job 33:30
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- 33.30 Syr: Heb to be lighted with the light of life
Revelation 3:19
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19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.(A)
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Micah 7:18-19
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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)
19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.(B)
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- 7.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their
Psalm 119:176
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176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.(A)
Proverbs 4:11
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11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.(A)
Psalm 85:13
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13 Righteousness will go before him
and will make a path for his steps.(A)
Psalm 79:9
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9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins,
for your name’s sake.(A)
Ezekiel 20:14
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14 But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Psalm 85:4-7
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4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
and put away your indignation toward us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger to all generations?(A)
6 Will you not revive us again,
so that your people may rejoice in you?(B)
7 Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
Hosea 14:4-9
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Assurance of Forgiveness
4 I will heal their disloyalty;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.(A)
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.[a](B)
6 His shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive tree
and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.(C)
7 They shall again live beneath my[b] shadow;
they shall flourish as a garden;[c]
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.(D)
8 O Ephraim, what have I[d] to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.[e]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
your fruit comes from me.(E)
9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.(F)
Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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Psalm 34:3
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3 O magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together.(A)
Jeremiah 31:8
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8 See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
those with child and those in labor together;
a great company, they shall return here.(A)
Luke 22:31-32
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded[a] to sift all of you like wheat,(A) 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail, and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”(B)
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Micah 7:8-9
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(B)
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- 7.8 Heb enemy
Jeremiah 32:37-42
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37 See, I am going to gather them from all the lands to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will settle them in safety.(A) 38 They shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for all time, for their own good and the good of their children after them.(B) 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, never to draw back from doing good to them, and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they may not turn from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.(C)
42 For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good fortune that I now promise them.(D)
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