⁹Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

 ¹⁰By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

 ¹¹And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

 ¹²But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

 ²⁰At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

 ²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

 ²²Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

 ²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

 ²⁰But ye have not so learned Christ;

 ²¹If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

 ²²That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

 ²³And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

 ²⁴And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

 ²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

 ²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

 ²⁷Neither give place to the devil.

 ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

 ²⁹Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

 ³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

 ³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

 ³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

1 Timothy 1

 ¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

 ²Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

 ³As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

 ⁴Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

 ⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

 ⁶From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

 ⁷Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

 ⁸But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

 ⁹Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

 ¹⁰For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

 ¹¹According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

 ¹²And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

 ¹³Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

 ¹⁴And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

 ¹⁵This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

 ¹⁶Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

 ¹⁷Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 ¹³Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

 ¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

 ¹⁵Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

 ¹⁶And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

 ¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

 ¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

 ⁵Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

 ⁶But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

 ⁷Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

 ⁸If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

 ⁹But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

 ¹⁰For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

 ¹¹For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

 ¹²So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

 ¹³For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

 ¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

 ¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

 ¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

 ¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

 ¹⁸Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

 ⁸For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

 ⁹For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

 ⁵I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

 ⁶The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

 ⁷The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

 ⁵Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.

 ⁶In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

 ⁷And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

 ⁸And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

 ⁹Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

 ¹⁰Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.

 ⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

 ¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

 ¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 ¹⁰For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

 ¹¹Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

 ¹²One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

 ¹³This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

 ¹⁴Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

 ¹⁵Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

 ¹⁶They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

 ⁴A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

 ⁵Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

 ⁶Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

 ⁷He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

 ⁸I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

 ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

 ¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

 ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

 ¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

 ¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Matthew 28

 ¹In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

 ²And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

 ³His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

 ⁴And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

 ⁵And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

 ⁶He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

 ⁷And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

 ⁸And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

 ⁹And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

 ¹⁰Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

 ¹¹Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

 ¹²And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

 ¹³Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

 ¹⁴And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

 ¹⁵So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

 ¹⁶Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

 ¹⁷And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

 ¹⁸And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

 ²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 ³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

 ⁴Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

 ⁵For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

 ⁶And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

 ⁵I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

 ⁶The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

 ⁷The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

 

 i felt like these verses needed to be brought up again

 ¹⁴In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

 ¹⁵Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

 ¹⁶Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

 ¹⁷No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

 

 By the words in this scripture we are completely protected from anything that comes up against us to bring harm. this is the best security system ever made it will stop anything; speak these words, follow these instructions and believe in them; then evil doers will fall before they have a chance to cause harm, your health will be strong, storms may come but they will pass without destuction.

 ²And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

 ³And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

 ⁴For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

 

 God will save us from our enemies, i will stand up and laugh at those who try to threaten or do harm because i serve the same God that made a way for moses and the israelites to escape the egyptian army then buried the army at the bottom of the red sea, God done that for them and he will also protect us the same way we just have to believe in him and not fear, God has been in the protecting business for ever and is the best at doing it..He knows what is coming at you and where it is coming from before it starts.....and he also knows how to stop it and bring judgement on those who cause it to start......

Psalm 91

 ¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

 ²I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

 ³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

 ⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

 ⁵Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

 ⁶Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

 ⁷A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

 ⁸Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

 ⁹Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

 ¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

 ¹¹For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

 ¹²They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

 ¹³Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

 ¹⁴Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

 ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

 ¹⁶With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

 ³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

 ³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

 ³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

 ⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

 ⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Genesis 1

 ¹In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

 ²And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

 ³And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

 ⁴And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

 ⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

 ⁶And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

 ⁷And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

 ⁸And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

 ⁹And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

 ¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

 ¹¹And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

 ¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

 ¹³And the evening and the morning were the third day.

 ¹⁴And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

 ¹⁵And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

 ¹⁶And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

 ¹⁷And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

 ¹⁸And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

 ¹⁹And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

 ²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

 ²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

 ²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

 ²³And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

 ²⁴And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

 ²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

 ²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

 ²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

 ²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 ²⁹And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

 ³⁰And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

 ³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Job 1

 ¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

 ²And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

 ³His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

 ⁴And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

 ⁵And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

 ⁶Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

 ⁷And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

 ⁸And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

 ⁹Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

 ¹⁰Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

 ¹¹But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

 ¹²And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

 ¹³And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

 ¹⁴And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

 ¹⁵And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 ¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 ¹⁷While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 ¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

 ¹⁹And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

 ²⁰Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

 ²¹And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

 ²²In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

 ⁴⁴ but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

 ⁴⁵ that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

 ⁴⁶ For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Psalm 26

 ¹Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

 ²Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

 ³For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

 ⁴I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

 ⁵I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

 ⁶I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

 ⁷That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

 ⁸LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

 ⁹Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

 ¹⁰In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

 ¹¹But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

 ¹²My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

 ⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

 ⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matthew 5

 ¹And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

 ²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

 ³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 ⁴Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

 ⁵Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

 ⁶Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

 ⁷Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

 ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

 ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

 ¹⁰Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 ¹¹Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Isaiah 35

Joy of the Redeemed

 ¹ The desert and the parched land will be glad;
       the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
       Like the crocus, ² it will burst into bloom;
       it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
       The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
       the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
       they will see the glory of the LORD,
       the splendor of our God.

 ³ Strengthen the feeble hands,
       steady the knees that give way;

 ⁴ say to those with fearful hearts,
       "Be strong, do not fear;
       your God will come,
       he will come with vengeance;
       with divine retribution
       he will come to save you."

 ⁵ Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
       and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

 ⁶ Then will the lame leap like a deer,
       and the mute tongue shout for joy.
       Water will gush forth in the wilderness
       and streams in the desert.

 ⁷ The burning sand will become a pool,
       the thirsty ground bubbling springs.
       In the haunts where jackals once lay,
       grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.

 ⁸ And a highway will be there;
       it will be called the Way of Holiness.
       The unclean will not journey on it;
       it will be for those who walk in that Way;
       wicked fools will not go about on it. ^[a]

 ⁹ No lion will be there,
       nor will any ferocious beast get up on it;
       they will not be found there.
       But only the redeemed will walk there,

 ¹⁰ and the ransomed of the LORD will return.
       They will enter Zion with singing;
       everlasting joy will crown their heads.
       Gladness and joy will overtake them,
       and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Isaiah 24

 ¹Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

 ²And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

 ³The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.

 ⁴The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

 ⁵The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

 ⁶Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

 ⁷The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

 ⁸The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

 ⁹They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

 ¹⁰The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

 ¹¹There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

 ¹²In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.

 ¹³When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

 ¹⁴They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

 ¹⁵Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

 ¹⁶From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

 ¹⁷Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

 ¹⁸And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

 ¹⁹The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

 ²⁰The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

 ²¹And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

 ²²And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.

 ²³Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.