Deuteronomy 33

• 1. This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.
• 2. He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.
• 3. Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,
• 4. the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.
• 5. He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.
• 6. "Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few."
• 7. And this he said about Judah: "Hear, O LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!"
• 8. About Levi he said: "Your Thummim and Urim belong to the man you favored. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
• 9. He said of his father and mother, 'I have no regard for them.' He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
• 10. He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
• 11. Bless all his skills, O LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Smite the loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise no more."
• 12. About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."
• 13. About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;
• 14. with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield;
• 15. with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
• 16. with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
• 17. In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."
• 18. About Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.
• 19. They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer sacrifices of righteousness; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand."
• 20. About Gad he said: "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad's domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head.
• 21. He chose the best land for himself; the leader's portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the LORD's righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel."
• 22. About Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's cub, springing out of Bashan."
• 23. About Naphtali he said: "Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the LORD and is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake."
• 24. About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.
• 25. The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.
• 26. "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.
• 27. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'
• 28. So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
• 29. Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample down their high places. "

Deuteronomy 34

• 1. Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the LORD showed him the whole land-from Gilead to Dan,
• 2. all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea,
• 3. the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
• 4. Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it."
• 5. And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab, as the LORD had said.
• 6. He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.
• 7. Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.
• 8. The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.
• 9. Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 10. Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
• 11. who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt-to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land.
• 12. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Psalms 125

• 1. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
• 2. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
• 3. The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
• 4. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.
• 5. But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Isaiah 60

• 1. "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• 2. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
• 3. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
• 4. "Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the arm.
• 5. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.
• 6. Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.
• 7. All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
• 8. "Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?
• 9. Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your sons from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.
• 10. "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
• 11. Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring you the wealth of the nations- their kings led in triumphal procession.
• 12. For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
• 13. "The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the pine, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet.
• 14. The sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• 15. "Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
• 16. You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• 17. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.
• 18. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• 19. The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
• 20. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
• 21. Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
• 22. The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly."

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