Psalm 147:1-5
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Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.
147 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
For (A)it is good to sing praises to our God;
For [c]it is pleasant and praise is [d](B)beautiful.
2 The Lord (C)builds up Jerusalem;
He (D)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the (E)brokenhearted
And (F)binds up their [e]wounds.
4 He (G)counts the number of the stars;
He [f](H)gives names to all of them.
5 (I)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His (J)understanding is [g]infinite.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 147:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 147:1 Or He is delightful
- Psalm 147:1 Or fitting
- Psalm 147:3 Lit pains
- Psalm 147:4 Or calls them all by their names
- Psalm 147:5 Lit innumerable
Genesis 1:14-19
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14 Then God said, “Let there be [a](A)lights in the [b](B)expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and they shall [c]serve as (C)signs and for (D)seasons, and for days and years; 15 and they [d]shall serve as lights in the [e]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the (E)greater light [f]to govern the day, and the lesser light [g]to govern the night; He made (F)the stars also. 17 (G)God placed them in the [h]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and [i]to (H)govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
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- Genesis 1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearers, and so throughout the ch
- Genesis 1:14 Or firmament; i.e., atmosphere and space
- Genesis 1:14 Lit be for
- Genesis 1:15 Lit be for
- Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:18 Lit for the dominion of
Isaiah 42:5-7
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5 This is what God the Lord says,
Who (A)created the heavens and (B)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (C)earth and its [a]offspring,
Who (D)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord, I have (E)called You in righteousness,
I will also (F)hold You by the hand and (G)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a (H)covenant to the people,
As a (I)light to the nations,
7 To (J)open blind eyes,
To (K)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation
Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who [a]fear My name, the (A)sun of righteousness will rise with (B)healing in its wings; and you will go forth and (C)frolic like calves from the stall.
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- Malachi 4:2 Or revere
Isaiah 60:1
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A Glorified Zion
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Psalm 67:1-2
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The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.
For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be gracious to us and (A)bless us,
And (B)cause His face to shine [a]upon us— Selah
2 That (C)Your way may be known on the earth,
(D)Your salvation among all nations.
Footnotes
- Psalm 67:1 Lit with
Proverbs 4:18
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18 But the (A)path of the righteous is like the (B)light of dawn
That (C)shines brighter and brighter until the (D)full day.
Isaiah 9:2
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2 [a](A)The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb
Isaiah 30:26
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26 (A)And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day (B)the Lord binds up the (C)fracture of His people and (D)heals the wound [a]He has inflicted.
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- Isaiah 30:26 Lit of His blow
Isaiah 49:6
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6 He says, “It is too [a]small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the (A)protected ones of Israel;
I will also make You a (B)light [b]of the nations
So that My salvation may [c]reach to the (C)end of the earth.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:6 Lit light
- Isaiah 49:6 Or to
- Isaiah 49:6 Lit be
Hosea 6:3
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3 So let’s (A)learn, let’s press on to know the Lord.
His (B)appearance is as sure as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the (C)rain,
As the spring rain waters the earth.”
Luke 1:78
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78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which (A)the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
Luke 2:32
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Footnotes
- Luke 2:32 Lit of the Gentiles
John 8:12
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Jesus Is the Light of the World
12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “(A)I am the Light of the world; (B)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
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