Advent - Week 3 - Joy - Isaiah 11:10-16 and Psalm 130

ISAIAH 11:10-16 

¹⁰On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

 

¹¹On that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. 
¹²  He will raise a signal for the nations, 
          and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, 
     and gather the dispersed of Judah 
          from the four corners of the earth. 
¹³  The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, 
          the hostility of Judah shall be cut off; 
     Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, 
          and Judah shall not be hostile towards Ephraim. 
¹⁴  But they shall swoop down on the backs of the Philistines in the west, 
          together they shall plunder the people of the east. 
     They shall put forth their hand against Edom and Moab, 
          and the Ammonites shall obey them. 
¹⁵  And the LORD will utterly destroy 
          the tongue of the sea of Egypt; 
     and will wave his hand over the River 
          with his scorching wind; 
     and will split it into seven channels, 
          and make a way to cross on foot; 
¹⁶  so there shall be a highway from Assyria 
          for the remnant that is left of his people, 
     as there was for Israel 
          when they came up from the land of Egypt.

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PSALM 130

¹   Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 
²       Lord, hear my voice! 
     Let your ears be attentive 
          to the voice of my supplications!

³   If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, 
          Lord, who could stand? 
⁴   But there is forgiveness with you, 
          so that you may be revered.

⁵   I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, 
          and in his word I hope; 
⁶   my soul waits for the Lord 
          more than those who watch for the morning, 
          more than those who watch for the morning.

⁷   O Israel, hope in the LORD! 
          For with the LORD there is steadfast love, 
          and with him is great power to redeem. 
⁸   It is he who will redeem Israel 
          from all its iniquities.