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Look unto me, and be ye saved

In the wilderness, when the Lord permitted poisonous serpents to sting the rebellious Israelites,
Moses was directed to lift up a brazen serpent and bid all the wounded look to it and live. But
many saw no help in this Heaven-appointed remedy. The dead and dying were all around them,
and they knew without divine help their fate was certain; but they would lament their wounds,
their pains, their sure death, until their strength was gone, and their eyes were glazed, when they
might have had instant healing. “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,” even so was
“the Son of man lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal
life.” John 3:14, 15. If you are conscious of your sins, do not devote all your powers to mourning
over them, but look and live. Jesus is our only Saviour; and although millions who need to be
healed will reject His offered mercy, not one who trusts in His merits will be left to perish. While
we realize our helpless condition without Christ, we must not be discouraged; we must rely upon
a crucified and risen Saviour. Poor, sin-sick, discouraged soul, look and live. Jesus has pledged
His word; He will save all who come unto Him. Councils for the Church, page 48

Look unto me, and be ye saved

For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth
and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be
inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else. I have not spoken in secret, in a dark
place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I
the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Assemble yourselves and
come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge
that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Tell
ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this
from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is
no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto
me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I
have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall
not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Surely, shall
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one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come;
and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed
of Israel be justified, and shall glory. Isaiah 45:18-25

When he looketh upon it

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us
up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any
water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the Lord sent fiery serpents among
the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the
people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord,
and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And
Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery
serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten,
when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it
upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld
the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21:5-9

As Moses lifted up the serpent

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same
came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with
him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man
be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How
can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s
womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which
is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and
thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it
goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto
him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master
of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that
we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have
told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of
heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down
from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
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but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the
world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to
the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the
light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. John 3:1-
21

Looking unto Jesus

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of
our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that
endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in
your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have
forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise
not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If
ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the
father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers,
then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh
which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in
subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days
chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be
partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto
them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and
the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be
turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Hebrews 12:1-13

Behold the Lamb of God

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light
of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness,
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to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that
Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which
lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world
was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the
sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying,
This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he
was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the
law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen
God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And
he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto
him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest
thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight
the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the
Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou
be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I
baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is,
who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to
unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
baptizing. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After
me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew
him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing
with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to
baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day
after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus. John 1:1-37
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If I be lifted up from the earth

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The
same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him,
saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew
and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the
Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat
fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it
unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now is my soul
troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause
came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven,
saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that
stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Now
is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I
be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:20-32

Thine iniquity is taken away

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and
lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had
six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with
twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of
hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice
of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I
am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of
unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the
seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs
from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the
Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send
me. Isaiah 6:1-8

And Abraham lifted up his eyes

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto
him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine
only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him
there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And
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Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young
men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose
up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his
young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship,
and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it
upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both
of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and
he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is
the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a
lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the
place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood
in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And
Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of
the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said,
Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing
unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy
son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold
behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the
ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham
called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of
the Lord it shall be seen. Genesis 22:1-14

We shall see him as he is

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be
called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but
we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of
the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no
sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him,
neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth
righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God
doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is
born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil:
whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his
brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love
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one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And
wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in
death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer
hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid
down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso
hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of
compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us
not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know
that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart
condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our
heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask,
we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are
pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the
name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And
he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we
know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 1 John 3:1-24

I will look unto the Lord

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the
grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe
fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among
men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. That
they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh
for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it
up. The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the
day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. Trust ye
not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her
that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up
against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies
are the men of his own house. Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the
God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy:
when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Micah 7:1-8

Lord, save me
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before
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him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the
multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was
come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with
waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea,
they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway
Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter
answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And
he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the
water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and
beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched
forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they
that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of
God. Matthew 14:22-33

Shew me thy glory

And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the
camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every
one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which
was without the camp. And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle,
that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after
Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. And it came to pass, as Moses entered
into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the
tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses. And all the people saw the cloudy pillar
stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in
his tent door. And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his
friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a
young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. And Moses said unto the Lord, See,
thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou
wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found
grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew
me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and
consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee,
and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry
us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found
grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and
thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. And the Lord said
unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace
in my sight, and I know thee by name. And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
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And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the
name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and
will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And he said, Thou canst not see my face:
for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by
me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory
passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand
while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts:
but my face shall not be seen. Exodus 33:7-23

The Lord passed by before him

And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I
will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou
brakest. And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai,
and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no man shall come up
with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks
nor herds feed before that mount. And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first;
and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as
the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. And
the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name
of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord,
The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and
truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and
that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth
generation. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and
worshipped. And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord,
I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and
our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. And he said, Behold, I make a covenant:
before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor
in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord:
for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. Observe thou that which I command
thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the
Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Take heed to thyself, lest
thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for
a snare in the midst of thee: But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and
cut down their groves: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose
name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of
the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and
one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; And thou take of their daughters unto thy
sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a
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whoring after their gods. Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. The feast of
unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I
commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest
out from Egypt. All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy
cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem
with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the
firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. Six
days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in
harvest thou shalt rest. And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of
wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end. Thrice in the year shall
all your menchildren appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. For I will cast
out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy
land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of
the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. The first of the firstfruits of thy
land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid
in his mother’s milk. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after
the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. And he
was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor
drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten
commandments. And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with
the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that
Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when
Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and
they were afraid to come nigh him. And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all
the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. And
afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all
that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. And till Moses had done speaking
with them, he put a vail on his face. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak
with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the
children of Israel that which he was commanded. And the children of Israel saw the
face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face
again, until he went in to speak with him. Exodus 34:1-35

Have seen a great light

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he
lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more
grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land
of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Thou hast multiplied the
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nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest,
and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For thou hast broken the yoke of his
burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood;
but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will
perform this. Isaiah 9:1-7

With open face beholding

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as
Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly
look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this
day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which
vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is
upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken
away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2
Corinthians 3:12-18

Then look up
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he
said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall
not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked
him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when
these things shall come to pass? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye
not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not
terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then
said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and
fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, they
shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues,
and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it
shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate
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before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by
parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to
be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall
not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. And when ye
shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is
nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are
in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for
there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall
fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and
Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and
upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming
on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the
Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things
begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption
draweth nigh. Luke 21:5-28

Looked up stedfastly into heaven

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the
Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Hath not my hand made all these things? Ye
stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost:
as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?
and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom
ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the
disposition of angels, and have not kept it. When they heard these things, they were
cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the
Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and
the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud
voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of
the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s
feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts
7:48-60
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Look unto the rock

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the
rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto
Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and
blessed him, and increased him. For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all
her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the
garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the
voice of melody. Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for
a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the
people. My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall
judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. Lift
up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall
vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that
dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my
righteousness shall not be abolished. Isaiah 51:1-6

Sat at Jesus’ feet

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain
woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary,
which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about
much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath
left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and
said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But
one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken
away from her. Luke 10:38-42

I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the
earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders
that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how
mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is
from generation to generation. I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and
flourishing in my palace: I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts
upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. Therefore made I a decree to
bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me
the interpretation of the dream. Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not
make known unto me the interpretation thereof. But at the last Daniel came in before
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me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is
the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, O Belteshazzar,
master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and
no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the
interpretation thereof. Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and
behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree
grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight
thereof to the end of all the earth: The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the
fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. I saw in the
visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down
from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his
branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under
it, and the fowls from his branches: Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be
wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the
earth: Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him;
and let seven times pass over him. This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and
the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that
the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and
setteth up over it the basest of men. This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen.
Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the
wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but
thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Then Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king
spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble
thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee,
and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. The tree that thou sawest, which
grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to
all the earth; Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat
for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls
of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou, O king, that art grown and become
strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the
end of the earth. And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down
from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the
roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of
the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the
beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; This is the interpretation, O king,
and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: That
they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field,
and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of
heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. And whereas they
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commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,
after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. Wherefore, O king, let my
counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked
in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great
Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and
for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a
voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom
is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times
shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will. The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his
body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers,
and his nails like birds’ claws. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up
mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the
inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in
the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his
hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? At the same time my reason returned unto
me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me;
and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my
kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise
and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways
judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Daniel 4:1-37

Thy faith hath made thee whole

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue:
and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as
he went the people thronged him. And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,
which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came
behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of
blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they
that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive
that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she
came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the
people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
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And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole;
go in peace. Luke 8:41-48

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes
of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the
hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have
mercy upon us. Psalm 123:1-2

Thine eyes shall see the king

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among
us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting
burnings? He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the
gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his
ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on
high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his
waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the
land that is very far off. Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where
is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? Thou shalt not see a fierce
people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue,
that thou canst not understand. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine
eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down;
not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords
thereof be broken. But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers
and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass
thereby. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he
will save us. Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they
could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the
prey. And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be
forgiven their iniquity. Isaiah 33:14-24

This day is salvation come to this house

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named
Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought
to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass
that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said
unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy
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house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they
saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a
sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my
goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false
accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is
come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:1-10

Mine eyes have seen thy salvation

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph
also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that,
while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And
she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in
the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by
night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone
round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto
you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this
shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in
a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will
toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and
see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And
they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were
told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her
heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And when eight days were
accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was
so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her
purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to
Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every
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male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) And to offer a sacrifice
according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two
young pigeons. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;
and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the
Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And he came by the Spirit
into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after
the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine
eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his
mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed
them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising
again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (Yea, a sword
shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe
of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her
virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not
from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she
coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all
them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And when they had performed all
things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the
grace of God was upon him. Luke 2:1-40

God be merciful to me a sinner

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a
Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or
even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And
the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but
smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth
himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 18:9-14

We hid as it were our faces from him

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he
shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath
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no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should
desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted
with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we
esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we
did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was
upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we
have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he
openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall
declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit
in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his
days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail
of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify
many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the
great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his
soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of
many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:1-12

They looked unto him

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul
shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O
magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and
he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were
lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and
the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of
the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste
and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear
the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do
lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man
is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue
from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace,
and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their cry. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance
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of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them
out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and
saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but
the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is
broken. Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall
be desolate. Psalm 34:1-22

We have seen with our eyes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with
our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of
life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew
unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have
fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the
message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in
him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth
us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a
liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 1:1-10

Behold your God

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to
Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is
pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. The voice
of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in
the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain
and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it
together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said,
What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the
field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth
upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the
word of our God shall stand for ever. O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up
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into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with
strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him:
behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and
shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:1-11

My help cometh from the Lord

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh
from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither
slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right
hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall
preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy
going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalm
121:1-8

See the salvation of our God

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O
Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the
uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O
Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For
thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed
without money. For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into
Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now
therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought?
they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually
every day is blasphemed. Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they
shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. How beautiful
upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto
Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together
shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath
comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his
holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the
salvation of our God. Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean
thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. For
ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and
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the God of Israel will be your reward. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he
shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; his
visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that
which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall
they consider. Isaiah 52:1-15