In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;    God makes salvation    its walls and ramparts.2 Open the gates    that the righteous nation may enter,    the nation t...  Read More

Lord, you are my God;    I will exalt you and praise your name,for in perfect faithfulness    you have done wonderful things,    things planned long ago.2 You have made the city a heap of rubble,    t...  Read More

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And ever...  Read More

1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the wo...  Read More

In that day you will say:“I will praise you, Lord.    Although you were angry with me,your anger has turned away    and you have comforted me.2 Surely God is my salvation;    I will trust and not be a...  Read More

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of couns...  Read More

When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.2 Now ...  Read More

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings the...  Read More

What misery is mine!I am like one who gathers summer fruit    at the gleaning of the vineyard;there is no cluster of grapes to eat,    none of the early figs that I crave.2 The faithful have been swep...  Read More

Listen to what the Lord says:“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;    let the hills hear what you have to say.2 “Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;    listen, you everlasting foundat...  Read More

1 Marshal your troops now, city of troops,    for a siege is laid against us.They will strike Israel’s ruler    on the cheek with a rod.2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,    though you are small among t...  Read More

In the last daysthe mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established    as the highest of the mountains;it will be exalted above the hills,    and peoples will stream to it.2 Many nations will come a...  Read More