Let justice descend, you heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the clouds drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud forth; let righteousness spring up with them! I, the LORD, have created this. Isaiah 45:8 NABRE In this psalm God speaks of how He acted…
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Show us, LORD, your mercy; grant us your salvation. Psalms 85:8 NABRE This psalm describes Israel’s return from the Babylonian exile to build the Second Temple. This return was not enduring because the Second Temple was eventually destroyed. Therefore, the long suffering nation yearns for a permanent redemption in which…
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to fulfill what had been said through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation [of the world].” Matthew 13:35 NABRE Jesus is teaching in parables. He has spoken about weeds among wheat, a mustard seed, yeast, teaching avoidance…
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And you will say on that day: give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name; Among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name. Isaiah 12:4 NABRE Isaiah is the prophet most quoted by Jesus when He is preaching, in fact Jesus quotes Isaiah in the…
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A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from before your face, nor take from me your holy spirit. Psalms 51:12-13 NABRE This psalm is a plea to be purified and for a heart to be made clean. The psalm begins…
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