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15 Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
    for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.

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They did not conquer the land with their swords;
    it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory.
It was your right hand and strong arm
    and the blinding light from your face that helped them,
    for you loved them.

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28 You have shown me the way of life,
    and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:25-28 Ps 16:8-11 (Greek version).

How beautiful on the mountains
    are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
    the news that the God of Israel[a] reigns!
The watchmen shout and sing with joy,
    for before their very eyes
    they see the Lord returning to Jerusalem.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 52:7 Hebrew of Zion.
  2. 52:8 Hebrew to Zion.

A Warning of Judgment

Come, descendants of Jacob,
    let us walk in the light of the Lord!

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Psalm 100

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!

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Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”
    Let your face smile on us, Lord.

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when he lit up the way before me
    and I walked safely through the darkness.

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21 No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
    no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the Lord their God is with them;
    he has been proclaimed their king.

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10 Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.”

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26 May the Lord show you his favor
    and give you his peace.’

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Then on the Day of Atonement in the fiftieth year,[a] blow the ram’s horn loud and long throughout the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:9 Hebrew on the tenth day of the seventh month, on the Day of Atonement; see 23:27a and the note there.

23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

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18 But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have:

“The message has gone throughout the earth,
    and the words to all the world.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:18 Ps 19:4.

15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 10:15 Isa 52:7.

21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”

23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

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15 [a]Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!
    He is bringing a message of peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah,
    and fulfill all your vows,
for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again.
    They will be completely destroyed!

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 Verse 1:15 is numbered 2:1 in Hebrew text.

15 When the king smiles, there is life;
    his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

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Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
    break out in praise and sing for joy!
Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp,
    with the harp and melodious song,
with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn.
    Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King!

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In the morning it blooms and flourishes,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.

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10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in highest heaven,
    and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

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