1God, I have complete confidence in you! My whole being sings praises to you!

2Wake up, harp and lyre! …

7I create light, and I …

8Let the rain fall from the sky above, let goodness fall from the clouds, let the earth open up to receive goodness and salvation so they can grow together. I, the Lord, created them.

9What trouble people face when …

1You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!60:1. Literally, "restore."

2You have sent earthquakes on …

20The sun will become dark, …

21But whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’2:21. Quoting Joel 2:28-32.

22People of Israel, listen to …

15Once you were abandoned and …

16Nations will provide you with what you need, kings will take care of you as if you were their own children.60:16. Literally, "You will suck the milk of nations, you will nurse at the breast of kings." You will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17I will bring you gold instead of bronze, silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stone. I will appoint Peace as your watchman, and Goodness as your leader.

22"Don't touch my chosen people; …

23Sing to the Lord, all the earth, sing to the Lord! Each day let everyone know of his salvation!

24Declare his glorious acts among …

1As workers together with God …

2Just as God said, "At the right time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I rescued you."6:2. Quoting Isaiah 49:8. Believe me: now is the right time! Now is the day of salvation!

3We don't put anything in …

2He sang:

3He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me,22:3. Literally, "horn of my salvation." he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves me from violence.

4I call for help from …

19They cause divisions; they are …

20But you, my friends, are to build yourselves up through your trust in God. Pray in the Holy Spirit,

21keep yourselves safe in God's …

8But I replied, ‘Absolutely not, …

9The voice from heaven spoke again, and said, ‘Don't you call unclean what God has made clean!’

10This happened three times, and …

4But God in his generous …

5even while we were dead in our sins, has made us alive together with Christ. Trusting in him has saved you!

6He raised us up with …

6So we praise him for …

7Through him we gain salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins as a result of his priceless grace

8that he so generously provided …

1Now I want to remind …

2It is through this good news that you are saved if you hold on to the message that I gave you. Otherwise you trusted for nothing!

3I passed on to you …

13Now let me speak to …

14that somehow I might make my people jealous and save some of them.

15If the result of God's …

3When I heard about this, …

4Everyone who respected the instructions of the God of Israel9:4. "Everyone who respected the instructions of the God of Israel": literally, "Everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel." The emphasis here is not so much fear but an openness to instruction and obedience to what God had said. gathered around me because of this sin on the part of the exiles. I sat there shocked and appalled until the evening sacrifice.

5At the evening sacrifice, I …

6You, Pashhur, and everyone who …

7You fooled me, Lord, and I let myself be fooled!20:7. Jeremiah is expressing his fear that his work on behalf of the Lord has been a failure. You're stronger than me—you've won! I've become a joke people laugh at all day long. Everyone is mocking me.

8This is because every time …

1This letter comes from Peter, …

2You were chosen by God the Father in his wisdom, made holy by the Spirit, so that you might obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood. May you have grace and peace more and more!

3Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through his great mercy we have been born again and given a living hope1:3. Or "a hope that brings us life." through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

3But you, Lord, are a …

4I cry out to the Lord for help, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah.

5I lie down to sleep, …

11Lord, please bless what they …

12To Benjamin he said: "May the one the Lord loves be kept safe and secure in the Lord. The Lord always protects him, letting him rest on his shoulders."

13To Joseph he said: "May …

15Then the men returned together …

16Eventually the king gave the order and Daniel was taken and thrown into the lions' den. The king told him, "May the God you so loyally serve save you!"

17A stone was brought and …