13 His soul shall (A)abide in well-being,
    and his (B)offspring (C)shall inherit the land.

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11 But (A)the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in (B)abundant peace.

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23 The fear of the Lord (A)leads to life,
    and whoever has it rests (B)satisfied;
    he will (C)not be visited by harm.

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33 but (A)whoever listens to me will dwell secure
    and will be (B)at ease, without dread of disaster.”

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“Blessed are the (A)meek, for they (B)shall inherit the earth.

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17 (A)The Lord your God is in your midst,
    (B)a mighty one who will save;
(C)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
    he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

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39 For (A)the promise is for you and (B)for your children and for all (C)who are far off, everyone (D)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

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The Lord's Covenant of Peace

25 (A)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and (B)banish wild beasts from the land, (C)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill (D)a blessing, and (E)I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be (F)showers of blessing. 27 (G)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, (H)and they shall be secure in their land. And (I)they shall know that I am the Lord, when (J)I break the bars of their yoke, and (K)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 (L)They shall no more be a prey to the nations, (M)nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. (N)They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.

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23 (A)They shall not labor in vain
    (B)or bear children for calamity,[a]
for (C)they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord,
    and their descendants with them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:23 Or for sudden terror

25 (A)The fear of man lays a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

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26 He is ever (A)lending generously,
    and his children become a blessing.

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10 For

(A)“Whoever desires to love life
    and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
    and his lips from speaking deceit;

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39 (A)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (B)for their own good and the good of their children after them.

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His (A)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    (B)the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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36     (A)the offspring of his servants shall inherit it,
    and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

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26 (A)“There is none like God, O (B)Jeshurun,
    (C)who rides through the heavens to your help,
    through the skies in his majesty.
27 The eternal God is your (D)dwelling place,[a]
    and underneath are the everlasting arms.[b]
And he thrust out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy.’
28 So Israel lived in safety,
    (E)Jacob lived (F)alone,[c]
in a land of grain and wine,
    whose heavens drop down dew.
29 Happy are you, O Israel! (G)Who is like you,
    a people (H)saved by the Lord,
(I)the shield of your help,
    and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
    and you shall tread upon their backs.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:27 Or a dwelling place
  2. Deuteronomy 33:27 Revocalization of verse 27 yields He subdues the ancient gods, and shatters the forces of old
  3. Deuteronomy 33:28 Hebrew the abode of Jacob was alone

13 But according to his promise we are waiting for (A)new heavens and a new earth (B)in which righteousness dwells.

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19 And my God (A)will supply every need of yours (B)according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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28 (A)Come to (B)me, all who labor and are (C)heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and (D)learn from me, for I am (E)gentle and lowly in heart, and (F)you will find rest for your souls.

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17 (A)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
    (B)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
    and new wine the young women.

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12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
    (A)and they shall be radiant (B)over the goodness of the Lord,
(C)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
    and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(D)their life shall be like a watered garden,
    (E)and they shall languish no more.
13 (F)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
    and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(G)I will turn their mourning into joy;
    I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
14 (H)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
    and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”

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10 (A)“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
    all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
    all you who mourn over her;
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
    from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
    from her glorious abundance.”[a]

12 For thus says the Lord:
(B)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
    and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (C)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
    and bounced upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
    so (D)I will comfort you;
    you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
    (E)your bones shall flourish like the grass;
and (F)the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
    and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:11 Or breast

12 (A)Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He

And I will (A)establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and to your offspring after you. And (C)I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and (D)I will be their God.”

And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

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The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children after him!

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