The Lord is my shepherd;

    I have all that I need.

He lets me rest in green meadows;

    he leads me beside peaceful streams.

He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,

    bringing honor to his name.

Even when I walk

    through the darkest valley,

I will not be afraid,

    for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff

    protect and comfort me.

You prepare a feast for me

    in the presence of my enemies.

You honor me by anointing my head with oil.

    My cup overflows with blessings.

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me

    all the days of my life,

and I will live in the house of the Lord

    forever.

Psalm 23:1-6

“My wayward children,”

says the Lord,

“come back to me,

and I will heal your wayward hearts.”

Jeremiah 3:22

“Come now, let’s settle this,”

    says the Lord.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

    I will make them as white as snow.

Though they are red like crimson,

    I will make them as white as wool.

If you will only obey me…

Isaiah 1:18-19

I will answer them before they even call to me.

While they are still talking about their needs,

I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

Isaiah 65:24

“Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,

and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.

Be glad;

rejoice forever in my creation!

And look!

I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness.

Her people will be a source of joy.

I will rejoice over Jerusalem

and delight in my people.

And the sound of weeping and crying

will be heard in it no more.”

Isaiah 65:17-19

The Lord says,

“I was ready to respond, 

but no one asked for help.

I was ready to be found, 

but no one was looking for me.

I said,

‘Here I am, 

here I am!’

to a nation that did not call on my name.

…when I called,

you did not answer.

When I spoke,

you did not listen.

You deliberately sinned—

before my very eyes—

and chose to do what you know I despise.”

Isaiah 65:1, 12

Oh, 

that you would burst from the heavens and come down!

How the mountains would quake in your presence!

As fire causes wood to burn

and water to boil,

your coming would make the nations tremble.

Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame!

When you came down long ago,

you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations.

And oh,

how the mountains quaked!

For since the world began,

no ear has heard

and no eye has seen a God like you,

who works for those who wait for him!

Isaiah 64:1-4

I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love.

    I will praise the Lord for all he has done.

I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel,

    which he has granted according to his mercy and love.

He said, “They are my very own people.

    Surely they will not betray me again.”

    And he became their Savior.

Isaiah 63:7-8

Go out through the gates!

Prepare the highway for my people to return!

Smooth out the road; 

pull out the boulders;

raise a flag for all the nations to see.

The Lord has sent this message to every land:

“Tell the people of Israel,

‘Look, your Savior is coming.

 See, 

he brings his reward with him as he comes.’”

They will be called “The Holy People”

and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.”

And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place”

and “The City No Longer Forsaken.”

Isaiah 62:10-12

O Jerusalem, 

I have posted watchmen on your walls;

they will pray day and night, 

continually.

Take no rest, 

all you who pray to the Lord.

Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work,

until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.

Isaiah 62:6-7