They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together,
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefo
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will lo
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘Go
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the dese
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the na
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them;
As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who cou
to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and
So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Yo
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Is
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself in
in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to
Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father;
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you a