Study Desk

The seers will be ashamed; the people who see the future will be embarrassed. Yes, all of them will cover their mouths, because there will be no answer from God."

But I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord , and with justice and strength, to tell the people of Jacob how they have turned against God, and the people of Israel how they have sinned.

Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord , to the Temple of the God of Jacob, so that he can teach us his ways, and we can obey his teachings." His teachings will go out from Jerusalem, the word of the Lord from that city.

All other nations may follow their own gods, but we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.

At that time the ruler of Israel will stand and take care of his people with the Lord 's strength and with the power of the name of the Lord his God. The Israelites will live in safety, because his greatness will reach all over the earth.

You say, "What can I bring with me when I come before the Lord , when I bow before God on high? Should I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Israel says, "I will look to the Lord for help. I will wait for God to save me; my God will hear me.

Then my enemies will see this, and they will be ashamed, those who said to me, ‘Where is the Lord your God?' I will look down on them. They will get walked on, like mud in the street."

They will crawl in the dust like a snake, like insects crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their holes to the Lord our God and will turn in fear before you.

There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin; you don't look at the sins of your people who are left alive. You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.

The Lord is a jealous God who punishes; the Lord punishes and is filled with anger. The Lord punishes those who are against him, and he stays angry with his enemies.

Look, there on the hills, someone is bringing good news! He is announcing peace! Celebrate your feasts, people of Judah, and give your promised sacrifices to God. The wicked will not come to attack you again; they have been completely destroyed.

Lord , you live forever, my God, my holy God. We will not die. Lord , you have chosen the Babylonians to punish people; our Rock, you picked them to punish.

I will stand like a guard to watch and place myself at the tower. I will wait to see what he will say to me; I will wait to learn how God will answer my complaint.

The evil nation is very proud of itself; it is not living as it should. But those who are right with God will live by faith.

God is coming from Teman; the Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covers the skies, and his praise fills the earth.

He stands and shakes the earth. He looks, and the nations shake with fear. The mountains, which stood for ages, break into pieces; the old hills fall down. God has always done this.

But I will still be glad in the Lord ; I will rejoice in God my Savior.

The Lord God is my strength. He makes me like a deer that does not stumble so I can walk on the steep mountains. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.