“For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness to spring up before all the nations.”
“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God, for as he has clothed me with garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord, all he whole earth, sing to the Lord and bless his holy name, proclaim the good news of his salvation. Psalm 96
“Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonders among all peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared than all Gods. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, Let the sea thunder and all that is in it. Let the field be joyful and all that is therein.”
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined.”
“Oh God, you have caused this holy nigh to shine with the brightness of the true Light. Grant that we who have known the mystery of that Light on earth, will also enjoy him perfectly in heaven.”
“The light shines in the darknessand the darkness did not overcome it. He was in the world and the world came into being through him. He came to his own, and his own people did not accept him.”
“But to all who received him, to them he gave power to become children of God, who were born not of blood or the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.”
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. 1 John 1:10
“If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you that God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5
“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched; this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The Life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 1 John
“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.”
The Lord your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory, He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you in His love He will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. Zephaniah 3
“I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. I will deal with your oppressors at that time, and I will save the lame from the outcast and will change their shame into praise and make them renown in all the earth.”
Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice! Philippians 4:1
“The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer, and supplication, and with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Come, ye children, hearken unto me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalm 34
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 of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord!