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>>15657750
Israel’s Confession and Comfort

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Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
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I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
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Then she who is my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her;
Now she will be trampled down
Like mud in the streets.
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In the day when your walls are to be built,
In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
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In that day they shall come to you
From Assyria and the fortified cities,
From the fortress to the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.
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Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And for the fruit of their deeds.
God Will Forgive Israel
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Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell solitarily in a woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.
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“As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them wonders.”
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The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
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They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth.
They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
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Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
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He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
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You will give truth to Jacob
And mercy to Abraham,
Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.

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>>15175042
The night is long and lies before us, Indescribably long, nor is it yet time to retire. Continue, then, if you will, your account of these thrilling Adventures. Truly, I could sit right here In the hall until bright morning, if you were willing To go on telling this marvelous tale of your woes.