Daily Bible Verses by Book

¹ Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, ² who set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked my advice, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt! ³ Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be...

1 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.”

3 The voice of one who calls out,
    “Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness!...

Heavenly father
give us grace to wait for you, so that by waiting for you we find strength

²⁸ Haven’t you known?
    Haven’t you heard?
    The everlasting God, Yahweh,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint.
    He isn’t weary.
    His understanding is unsearchable.
²⁹ He gives power to the weak.
    He increases the strength of him...

    but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength.
    They will mount up with wings like eagles.
    They will run, and not be weary.
    They will walk, and not faint.

“Keep silent before me, islands,
    and let the peoples renew their strength.
Let them come near,
    then let them speak.
    Let’s meet together for judgment.
...

Heavenly Father
give us grace to turn in silence to you, our beginning and our end, for strength

¹ “Keep silent before me, islands,
    and let the peoples renew their strength.
Let them come near,
    then let them speak.
    Let’s meet together for judgement.
² Who has raised up one from the east? [Cyrus]
    Who called him to his foot in righteousness?
    He hands over nations to him
...

Heavenly Father
give us grace to hold your hand, to take strength from you and to serve you today

⁸ “But you, Israel, my servant,
    Jacob whom I have chosen,
    the offspring of Abraham my friend,
⁹     You whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth,
    and called from its corners,
    and said to you, ‘You are my servant...

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you.
    Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you.
    Yes, I will help you.
    Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Heavenly Father
give us grace to turn to you both before and after we face difficult situations 

¹⁴ Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob,
    and you men of Israel.
    I will help you,” says Yahweh.
    “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
¹⁵ Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth.
    You will thresh the mountains,
    and beat them small,
 ...

Heavenly Father
give us grace to open our eyes and minds to see and understand your work in the world

¹⁷ The poor and needy seek water, and there is none.
    Their tongue fails for thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them.
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
¹⁸ I will open rivers on the bare heights,
    and will make the wilderness a pool of water.
²⁰     that they may see, know, consider, and understand...