Psalm 86

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,     abounding in love to all who call to you.

Lamentations 3

55 I called on your name, Lord,     from the depths of the pit. 56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears     to my cry for relief.” 57 You came near when I called you,     and you said, “Do not fear.”

Lamentations 3

    19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,     the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them,     and my soul is downcast within me. 21 Yet this I call to mind     and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,     for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning;     great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;     therefore I will wait for him.” 25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,     to the one who seeks him; 26 it is good to wait quietly     for the salvation of the Lord. 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke     while he is young. 28 Let him sit alone in silence,     for the Lord has laid it on him. 29 Let him bury his face in the dust —     there may yet be hope. 30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,     and let him be filled with disgrace. 31 For no one is cast off     by the Lord forever. 32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,     so great is his unfailing love. 33 For he does not willingly bring affliction     or grief to anyone.

Psalm 7

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked     and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God     who probes minds and hearts.

Isaiah 49

8 This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you,     and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you     to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land     and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9 to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’     and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’

Psalm 5

12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;     you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Jeremiah 10

Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;     it is not for them to direct their steps. 24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—     not in your anger,     or you will reduce me to nothing. 25 Pour out your wrath on the nations     that do not acknowledge you,     on the peoples who do not call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob;     they have devoured him completely     and destroyed his homeland.

Song of Solomon 4

7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling;     there is no flaw in you. 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;     you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes,     with one jewel of your necklace.

Psalm 22

22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;     to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Ephesians 2

6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Job 2

9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[b] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Isaiah 2

22 Stop trusting in mere humans,     who have but a breath in their nostrils.     Why hold them in esteem?

Isaiah 49

8 This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you,     and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you     to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land     and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9 to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’     and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads     and find pasture on every barren hill. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,     nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them     and lead them beside springs of water. 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads,     and my highways will be raised up. 12 See, they will come from afar —     some from the north, some from the west,     some from the region of Aswan.[b]” 13 Shout for joy, you heavens;     rejoice, you earth;     burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people     and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. 23 Kings will be your foster fathers,     and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground;     they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord;     those who hope in me will not be disappointed. ”

Job 1:21

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,     and naked I will depart.[c] The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;     may the name of the Lord be praised.”

Psalm 65

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song. 1 Praise awaits[b] you, our God, in Zion;     to you our vows will be fulfilled. 2 You who answer prayer,     to you all people will come. 3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,     you forgave[c] our transgressions. 4 Blessed are those you choose     and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house,     of your holy temple. 5 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,     God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth     and of the farthest seas, 6 who formed the mountains by your power,     having armed yourself with strength, 7 who stilled the roaring of the seas,     the roaring of their waves,     and the turmoil of the nations. 8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;     where morning dawns, where evening fades,     you call forth songs of joy. 9 You care for the land and water it;     you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water     to provide the people with grain,     for so you have ordained it.[d] 10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;     you soften it with showers and bless its crops. 11 You crown the year with your bounty,     and your carts overflow with abundance. 12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;     the hills are clothed with gladness. 13 The meadows are covered with flocks     and the valleys are mantled with grain;     they shout for joy and sing.

Psalm 86

You, Lord, are forgiving and good,     abounding in love to all who call to you. 11 Teach me your way, Lord,     that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart,     that I may fear your name. 12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;     I will glorify your name forever. 13 For great is your love toward me;     you have delivered me from the depths,     from the realm of the dead. 14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;     ruthless people are trying to kill me—     they have no regard for you. 15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,     slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

Ezekiel 37

11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord. ’”

Proverbs 31

8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,     for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly;     defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 44

21 “Remember these things, Jacob,     for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant;     Israel, I will not forget you. 22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,     your sins like the morning mist. Return to me,     for I have redeemed you.”

Jeremiah 9

23 This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom     or the strong boast of their strength     or the rich boast of their riches, 24 but let the one who boasts boast about this:     that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,     justice and righteousness on earth,     for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.

Song of Solomon 4

7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling;     there is no flaw in you. 9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;     you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes,     with one jewel of your necklace.

Isaiah 65

17 “See, I will create     new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered,     nor will they come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever     in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight     and its people a joy. 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem     and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying     will be heard in it no more. 20 “Never again will there be in it     an infant who lives but a few days,     or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred     will be thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred     will be considered accursed. 21 They will build houses and dwell in them;     they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,     or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree,     so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy     the work of their hands. 23 They will not labor in vain,     nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord,     they and their descendants with them. 24 Before they call I will answer;     while they are still speaking I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together,     and the lion will eat straw like the ox,     and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy     on all my holy mountain,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 65

8 This is what the Lord says: “As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes     and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,     there is still a blessing in it,’ so will I do in behalf of my servants;     I will not destroy them all. 9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,     and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them,     and there will my servants live. 10 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,     and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,     for my people who seek me. 13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat,     but you will go hungry; my servants will drink,     but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice,     but you will be put to shame. 14 My servants will sing     out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out     from anguish of heart     and wail in brokenness of spirit. 15 You will leave your name     for my chosen ones to use in their curses; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,     but to his servants he will give another name. 16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land     will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land     will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten     and hidden from my eyes.

Isaiah 7

3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,[b] to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6 “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘It will not take place,     it will not happen, 8 for the head of Aram is Damascus,     and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years     Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria,     and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith,     you will not stand at all.’”

Isaiah 6

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy , holy is the Lord Almighty;     the whole earth is full of his glory.” 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. ”

Jeremiah 23

23 “Am I only a God nearby, ” declares the Lord,     “and not a God far away? 24 Who can hide in secret places     so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord.     “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

Isaiah 2

22 Stop trusting in mere humans,     who have but a breath in their nostrils.     Why hold them in esteem?

Isaiah 43:25, 44:1-5

25 “I, even I, am he who blots out     your transgressions, for my own sake,     and remembers your sins no more. 44 “But now listen, Jacob, my servant,     Israel, whom I have chosen. 2 This is what the Lord says—     he who made you, who formed you in the womb,     and who will help you: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,     Jeshurun,[e] whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,     and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,     and my blessing on your descendants. 4 They will spring up like grass in a meadow,     like poplar trees by flowing streams. 5 Some will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’;     others will call themselves by the name of Jacob; still others will write on their hand, ‘The Lord’s,’     and will take the name Israel.

Psalm 71

Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,     you who have done great things.     Who is like you, God? 20 Though you have made me see troubles,     many and bitter,     you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth     you will again bring me up. 21 You will increase my honor     and comfort me once more. 22 I will praise you with the harp     for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre,     Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips will shout for joy     when I sing praise to you—     I whom you have delivered. 24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts     all day long, for those who wanted to harm me     have been put to shame and confusion.

Isaiah 10

24 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: “My people who live in Zion,     do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod     and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did. 25 Very soon my anger against you will end     and my wrath will be directed to their destruction. ”

Isaiah 65

“As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes     and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,     there is still a blessing in it,’ so will I do in behalf of my servants;     I will not destroy them all. 9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,     and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them,     and there will my servants live. 10 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,     and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,     for my people who seek me.