Luke 2:31
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31 (A)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
Psalm 98:2-3
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Isaiah 62:1-2
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Zion's Coming Salvation
62 (A)For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
(B)until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch.
2 (C)The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
(D)and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
Isaiah 45:21-25
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21 (A)Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (B)and a Savior;
there is none besides me.
22 “Turn to me and be saved,
(C)all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (D)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (E)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(F)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]
24 (G)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and (H)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
(I)all who were incensed against him.
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Isaiah 42:10-12
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Sing to the Lord a New Song
10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
(B)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
(C)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that (D)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (E)Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
and declare his praise in (F)the coastlands.
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Lord's Chosen Servant
42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3 (F)a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
(G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
till he has established justice in the earth;
and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
Psalm 97:6-8
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6 (A)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all (B)the peoples see his glory.
7 All worshipers of images are (C)put to shame,
who make their boast in (D)worthless idols;
(E)worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hears and (F)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 nations, (A)“The Lord reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will (B)judge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let (C)the heavens be glad, and let (D)the earth rejoice;
let (E)the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let (F)the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all (G)the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes (H)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalm 96:1-3
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Worship in the Splendor of Holiness
96 (A)Oh sing to the Lord (B)a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
(C)tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
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