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2. Until the righteousness thereof go | forth as brightness, And the salvation thereof, as a lamp that burneth. 3. And the Gentiles shall | see thy righteousness, And all kings thy glory:

4. And thou shalt be called | by a new name, Which the mouth of JEHOVAH shall name,

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5. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of JEAnd a royal diadem in the hand of thy GOD.

6. Thou shalt no more be | termed, Forsaken;

Neither shall thy land any more be | term-ed, Desolate: 7. But thou shalt be | call-ed, Hephzibah,

And thy land, Beulah :

8. For JEHOVAH delighteth in thee,

And thy land shall be married.

9. For as a young man | marrieth a virgin, So shall thy sons marry thee:

10. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth | over the bride, So shall thy God rejoice | over thee.

[Cht. 77.]

SELECTION 313.

[Is. lxii. 6.]

1. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, | O Jerusalem! Who shall never hold their peace | day nor night: 2. 'Ye that make mention | of JEHOVAH, Į

Keep not silence, and give | him no rest,

3. Till he establish,

And till he make Jerusalem a praise | in the earth. 4. JEHOVAH hath sworn by | his right hand, And by the arm | of his strength,

5. Surely I will no more | give thy corn

To be meat for thine enemies;

6. And the sons of the stranger shall not | drink thy wine, For the which | thou hast labored:

7. But they that have gathered | it shall eat it,

And praise JEHOVAH;

8. And they that have brought it together shall drink it, In the courts of my holiness,

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[Is. lx. 14.]

2. And all they that despised thee

1. The sons also of them that afflicted thee

Shall come bending | unto thee;

Shall bow themselves down at the soles | of thy feet;

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3. And they shall call thee, The city of JEHOVAH,

"The Zion of the Holy | One of Israel.

4. Whereas thou hast been for saken and hated, So that no man went through thee,

5. I will make thee an eternal excellency,

A joy of many | generations.

6. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, And shalt suck the | breast of kings:

7. And thou shalt know that I JEHOVAH | am thy Savior; And thy Redeemer the Mighty | One of Jacob. [silver, 8. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron | I will bring And for wood, brass, and for | stones, iron:

9. I will also make thy | officers, peace, And thine ex actors, righteousness.

[Cht. 76.]

SELECTION 315.

[Is. lx. 18.]

1. Violence shall no more be | heard in thy land,
Wasting nor destruction within thy borders;
2. But thou shalt call thy walls, Salvation,
And thy gates, Praise.

3. The sun shall be no more thy | light by day;

Neither for brightness shall the moon give | light to thee. 4. But JEHOVAH shall be unto thee an everlasting light, And thy | GOD thy glory.

5. Thy sun shall no more

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down;

Neither shall thy moon with draw itself:

6. For JEHOVAH shall be thine ever lasting light, And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

7. Thy people also shall be all righteous:

They shall inherit the land for ever,

8. The branch of my planting,

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The work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 9. A little one shall become a thousand,

And a small one, a strong nation:

I JEHOVAH Will hasten it, in his time.

[Cht. 77.]

SELECTION 316,

[Is. xxxv.]

1. The wilderness and the lonely place Shall be glad for them;

2. And the desert | shall rejoice,

And blossom as the rose.

3. It shall blossom abundantly,

And rejoice even with | joy and singing: 4. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellency of Carmel | and of Sharon: 5. They shall see the glory of JEHOVAH, The excellency of our GOD.

6. Strengthen | ye the weak hands,

And confirm the | feeble knees.

7. Say to them of fearful heart, be | strong, fear not!
Behold! your God will come with vengeance,
8. GOD with a recompence;

He will come and save you.

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9. Then the eyes of the | blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 10. Then shall the lame | leap as an hart, And the tongue of the | dumb shall sing.

[Cht. 77.]

SELECTION 317.

1. For thy Maker | is thy Husband; JEHOVAH of hosts | is his name:

[Is. liv. 5.]

2. And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The GOD of the whole earth shall | he be called. 3. For JEHOVAH hath | call-ed thee,

As a woman forsaken and

4. And a wife of youth,

grieved in spirit,

When thou wast refused, | saith thy GOD.

5. For a small moment have I for saken thee;

But with great mercies will I gather thee.

6. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee | for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, "Saith JEHOVAH | thy Redeemer.

7. For the mountains | shall depart,

And the hills | be removed:

8. But my kindness shall not depart from thee,

Neither shall the covenant of my peace | be removed, 4Saith JEHOVAH that hath | mercy on thee.

[Cht. 36.]

SELECTION 318.

[Ps. xci.]

1. He that dwelleth in the secret place | of the Most High Shall abide under the | shadow of the Almighty.

2. I will say of JEHOVAH,

He is my refuge | and my fortress :

My GoD; in him will I trust.

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3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the | snare of the fowAnd from the noisome pestilence.

4. He shall cover thee | with his feathers,

And under his wings | shalt thou trust.
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the | terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6. Nor for the pestilence that | walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that | wasteth at noonday. 7. A thousand shall | fall at thy side,

'And ten thousand at | thy right hand;

But it shall not come nigh thee.

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8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

[Cht. 36.]

SELECTION 319.

[Ps. xci. 9.]

1. Because thou hast made JEHOVAH, my refuge, The Most High, thy habitation;

2. There shall no evil befall thee,

Neither shall any | plague come near thy dwelling. 3. For he shall give his angels | charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

4. They shall bear thee | up in their hands,

Lest thou dash thy | foot against a stone.

5. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: [der feet. The young lion and the dragon shalt thou | trample un6. Because he hath set his love upon me,

Therefore will | I deliver him:

7. I will set him on high,

Because he hath known my name.

8. He shall call upon me,

And I will answer him :/

9. I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. 10. With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.

[Cht. 73.]

SELECTION 320.

1. What shall I say ?

[Is. xxxviii. 15.]

soul.

He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the | bitterness of my 2. O Lord! by these | things men live,

And in all these things is the life of my spirit: So wilt thou recover | me, and make me to live. 3. Behold! for peace I had great bitterness: But thou hast loved my soul from the pit of corruption: For thou hast cast all my sins behind my back. 4. For the grave | cannot praise thee,

Death cannot | celebrate thee:

They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 5. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, As I do this day:

The father to the children | shall make known thy truth.

6. JEHOVAH was ready to save me : [struments Therefore we will sing my songs | to the stringed inAll the days of our life in the house of JEHOVAH.

[Cht. 73.]

SELECTION 321.

1. I will heal their backsliding,

I will love them freely:

For mine anger is turned away from him.

2. I will be as the dew unto Israel:

He shall grow as the lily,

And cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

3. His branches shall spread,

And his beauty shall be | as the olive-tree,
And his smell shall be as Lebanon.

[Ho. xiv. 4.]

4. They that dwell under his shadow | shall return;
They shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine;
The scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
5. Who so is wise,

And he shall understand these things;
Prudent, and | he shall know them.
6. For the ways of JEHOVAH are right,
And the just shall | walk in them:
But the transgressors shall fall therein.

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