Your Divine Rights and Privileges


Proverbially, nobody is a citizen,
until he knows his rights and privileges.

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze


Many, Including The Reverends, Are Ignorant!
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The Rights And Privileges
         "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today (the teachings in this website/library), that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:
  1. "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

  2. "Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

  3. "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

  4. "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

  5. "The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

  6. "The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

  7. "The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

  8. The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

  9. And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

  10. So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them. Deuteronomy 28:1-14

  11. Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
    I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
    Psalms 50:15

  12. "It shall come to pass
    That before they call, I will answer;
    And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
    Isaiah 65:24

  13. You will also declare a thing,
    And it will be established for you;
    So light will shine on your ways.
    Job 22:28

  14. And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."

  15. Psalms 1
    1 Blessed is the man
    Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
    Nor stands in the path of sinners,
    Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
    2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
    And in His law he meditates day and night.
    3 He shall be like a tree
    Planted by the rivers of water,
    That brings forth its fruit in its season,
    Whose leaf also shall not wither;
    And whatever he does shall prosper.

    4 The ungodly are not so,
    But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
    5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
    Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
    But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  16. Psalms 18
    1 I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
    2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
    My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
    My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
    3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
    So shall I be saved from my enemies.

    31 For who is God, except the LORD?
    And who is a rock, except our God?
    32 It is God who arms me with strength,
    And makes my way perfect.
    33 He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
    And sets me on my high places.
    34 He teaches my hands to make war,
    So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

    35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
    Your right hand has held me up,
    Your gentleness has made me great.
    36 You enlarged my path under me,
    So my feet did not slip.

    37 I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
    Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
    38 I have wounded them,
    So that they could not rise;
    They have fallen under my feet.
    39 For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
    You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
    40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
    So that I destroyed those who hated me.
    41 They cried out, but there was none to save;
    Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
    42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like dirt in the streets.

    43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
    You have made me the head of the nations;
    A people I have not known shall serve me.
    44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
    The foreigners submit to me.
    45 The foreigners fade away,
    And come frightened from their hideouts.

    46 The LORD lives!
    Blessed be my Rock!
    Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
    47 It is God who avenges me,
    And subdues the peoples under me;
    48 He delivers me from my enemies.
    You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
    You have delivered me from the violent man.
    49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles,
    And sing praises to Your name.

    50 Great deliverance He gives to His king,
    And shows mercy to His anointed,
    To David and his descendants forevermore.

  17. Psalms 20:6-8
    6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed;
    He will answer him from His holy heaven
    With the saving strength of His right hand.

    7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
    But we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
    8 They have bowed down and fallen;
    But we have risen and stand upright.

  18. Psalms 21
    1 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD;
    And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
    2 You have given him his heart's desire,
    And have not withheld the request of his lips.

    3 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
    You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
    4 He asked life from You, and You gave it to him —
    Length of days forever and ever.
    5 His glory is great in Your salvation;
    Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
    6 For You have made him most blessed forever;
    You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
    7 For the king trusts in the LORD,
    And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

    8 Your hand will find all Your enemies;
    Your right hand will find those who hate You.
    9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
    The LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath,
    And the fire shall devour them.
    10 Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth,
    And their descendants from among the sons of men.
    11 For they intended evil against You;
    They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.
    12 Therefore You will make them turn their back;
    You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.

    13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your own strength!
    We will sing and praise Your power.

  19. Psalms 23
    1 The LORD is my shepherd;
    I shall not want.
    2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
    He leads me beside the still waters.
    3 He restores my soul;
    He leads me in the paths of righteousness
    For His name's sake.

    4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
    I will fear no evil;
    For You are with me;
    Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

    5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
    You anoint my head with oil;
    My cup runs over.
    6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
    All the days of my life;
    And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
    Forever.

  20. Psalms 24:7-10
    7 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
    And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
    And the King of glory shall come in.
    8 Who is this King of glory?
    The LORD strong and mighty,
    The LORD mighty in battle.

    9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!
    Lift up, you everlasting doors!
    And the King of glory shall come in.
    10 Who is this King of glory?
    The LORD of hosts,
    He is the King of glory.

  21. Psalms 31:19-20
    19 Oh, how great is Your goodness,
    Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
    Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
    In the presence of the sons of men!
    20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
    From the plots of man;
    You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
    From the strife of tongues.

  22. Psalms 32:1-2
    1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
    Whose sin is covered.
    2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
    And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  23. Psalms 36:7-9
    7 How precious is Your loving-kindness, O God!
    Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
    8 They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
    And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
    9 For with You is the fountain of life;
    In Your light we see light.

  24. Psalms 37:37-40
    37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
    For the future of that man is peace.
    38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
    The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

    39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
    He is their strength in the time of trouble.
    40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them;
    He shall deliver them from the wicked,
    And save them,
    Because they trust in Him.

  25. Psalms 40:1-3
    1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
    And He inclined to me,
    And heard my cry.
    2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
    Out of the miry clay,
    And set my feet upon a rock,
    And established my steps.
    3 He has put a new song in my mouth -
    Praise to our God;
    Many will see it and fear,
    And will trust in the LORD.

  26. Psalms 46:1-3
    God is our refuge and strength,
    A very present help in trouble.
    2 Therefore we will not fear,
    Even though the earth be removed,
    And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
    3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
    Though the mountains shake with its swelling.

  27. Psalms 91
    1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
    Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
    2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
    My God, in Him I will trust."

    3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
    And from the perilous pestilence.
    4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
    And under His wings you shall take refuge;
    His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
    5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
    Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
    6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
    Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

    7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    And ten thousand at your right hand;
    But it shall not come near you.
    8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
    And see the reward of the wicked.

    9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
    Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
    10 No evil shall befall you,
    Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
    11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
    To keep you in all your ways.
    12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
    Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

    13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
    The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

    14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
    I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
    15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will deliver him and honor him.
    16 With long life I will satisfy him,
    And show him My salvation."
    Psalms 91:1-92:1

  28. Psalms 103:1-5
    Bless the LORD, O my soul;
    And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
    2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
    And forget not all His benefits:
    3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
    Who heals all your diseases,
    4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
    Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies,
    5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
    So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

  29. Psalms 103:11-13
    11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
    So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
    12 As far as the east is from the west,
    So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
    13 As a father pities his children,
    So the LORD pities those who fear Him.

  30. Psalms 112:1-8
    1 Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
    Who delights greatly in His commandments.

    2 His descendants will be mighty on earth;
    The generation of the upright will be blessed.
    3 Wealth and riches will be in his house,
    And his righteousness endures forever.
    4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
    He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
    5 A good man deals graciously and lends;
    He will guide his affairs with discretion.
    6 Surely he will never be shaken;
    The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
    7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
    His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
    8 His heart is established;
    He will not be afraid,
    Until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

    9 He has dispersed abroad,
    He has given to the poor;
    His righteousness endures forever;
    His horn will be exalted with honor.
    10 The wicked will see it and be grieved;
    He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
    The desire of the wicked shall perish.

  31. Psalms 121
    1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills -
    From whence comes my help?
    2 My help comes from the LORD,
    Who made heaven and earth.

    3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
    He who keeps you will not slumber.
    4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
    Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

    5 The LORD is your keeper;
    The LORD is your shade at your right hand.
    6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
    Nor the moon by night.

    7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil;
    He shall preserve your soul.
    8 The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in
    From this time forth, and even forevermore.

  32. Psalms 124
    1 "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,"
    Let Israel now say -
    2 "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
    When men rose up against us,
    3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,
    When their wrath was kindled against us;
    4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
    The stream would have gone over our soul;
    5 Then the swollen waters
    Would have gone over our soul."

    6 Blessed be the LORD,
    Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
    7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
    The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
    8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
    Who made heaven and earth.

  33. Psalms 125:1-2
    Those who trust in the LORD
    Are like Mount Zion,
    Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
    2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    So the LORD surrounds His people
    From this time forth and forever.

  34. Psalms 128
    Blessed is every one who fears the LORD,
    Who walks in His ways.

    2 When you eat the labor of your hands,
    You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
    3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
    In the very heart of your house,
    Your children like olive plants
    All around your table.
    4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
    Who fears the LORD.

    5 The LORD bless you out of Zion,
    And may you see the good of Jerusalem
    All the days of your life.
    6 Yes, may you see your children's children

    Peace be upon Israel!

  35. Isaiah 40:28-31
    28 Have you not known?
    Have you not heard?
    The everlasting God, the LORD,
    The Creator of the ends of the earth,
    Neither faints nor is weary.
    His understanding is unsearchable.
    29 He gives power to the weak,
    And to those who have no might He increases strength.
    30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
    And the young men shall utterly fall,
    31 But those who wait on the LORD
    Shall renew their strength;
    They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
    They shall run and not be weary,
    They shall walk and not faint.

  36. Isaiah 41:8-10
    8 "But you, Israel, are My servant,
    Jacob whom I have chosen,
    The descendants of Abraham My friend.
    9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
    And called from its farthest regions,
    And said to you,
    'You are My servant,
    I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
    10 Fear not, for I am with you;
    Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you,
    Yes, I will help you,
    I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

    11 "Behold, all those who were incensed against you
    Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
    They shall be as nothing,
    And those who strive with you shall perish.
    12 You shall seek them and not find them -
    Those who contended with you.
    Those who war against you
    Shall be as nothing,
    As a nonexistent thing.
    13 For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand,
    Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.'

    14 "Fear not, you worm Jacob,
    You men of Israel!
    I will help you," says the LORD
    And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
    15 "Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
    You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
    And make the hills like chaff.
    16 You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
    And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
    You shall rejoice in the LORD,
    And glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  37. Isaiah 43:1-2
    But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,
    And He who formed you, O Israel:
    "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    I have called you by your name;
    You are Mine.
    2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
    When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
    Nor shall the flame scorch you.

  38. Isaiah 44:1-5
    "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant,
    And Israel whom I have chosen.
    2 Thus says the LORD who made you
    And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
    'Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
    And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
    3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
    And floods on the dry ground;
    I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
    And My blessing on your offspring;
    4 They will spring up among the grass
    Like willows by the watercourses.'
    5 One will say, 'I am the LORD's';
    Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
    Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD's,'
    And name himself by the name of Israel.

  39. Isaiah 45:1-3
    1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed,
    To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held -
    To subdue nations before him
    And loose the armor of kings,
    To open before him the double doors,
    So that the gates will not be shut:
    2'I will go before you
    And make the crooked places straight;
    I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
    And cut the bars of iron.
    3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
    And hidden riches of secret places,
    That you may know that I, the LORD,
    Who call you by your name,
    Am the God of Israel.

    4 For Jacob My servant's sake,
    And Israel My elect,
    I have even called you by your name;
    I have named you, though you have not known Me.
    5 I am the LORD, and there is no other;
    There is no God besides Me.
    I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
    6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
    That there is none besides Me.
    I am the LORD, and there is no other;
    7 I form the light and create darkness,
    I make peace and create calamity;
    I, the LORD, do all these things.'

    8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above,
    And let the skies pour down righteousness;
    Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
    And let righteousness spring up together.
    I, the LORD, have created it.

  40. Isaiah 60
    1 Arise, shine;
    For your light has come!
    And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
    2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
    And deep darkness the people;
    But the LORD will arise over you,
    And His glory will be seen upon you.
    3 The Gentiles shall come to your light,
    And kings to the brightness of your rising.

    4 "Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
    They all gather together, they come to you;
    Your sons shall come from afar,
    And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
    5 Then you shall see and become radiant,
    And your heart shall swell with joy;
    Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
    The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
    6 The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
    The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
    All those from Sheba shall come;
    They shall bring gold and incense,
    And they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.
    7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
    The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
    They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar,
    And I will glorify the house of My glory.

    8 "Who are these who fly like a cloud,
    And like doves to their roosts?
    9 Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
    And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
    To bring your sons from afar,
    Their silver and their gold with them,
    To the name of the LORD your God,
    And to the Holy One of Israel,
    Because He has glorified you.

    10 "The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
    And their kings shall minister to you;
    For in My wrath I struck you,
    But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
    11 Therefore your gates shall be open continually;
    They shall not be shut day or night,
    That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
    And their kings in procession.
    12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
    And those nations shall be utterly ruined.

    13 "The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
    The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
    To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
    And I will make the place of My feet glorious.
    14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you
    Shall come bowing to you,
    And all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
    And they shall call you The City of the LORD,
    Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

    15 "Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
    So that no one went through you,
    I will make you an eternal excellence,
    A joy of many generations.
    16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
    And milk the breast of kings;
    You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior
    And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

    17 "Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
    Instead of iron I will bring silver,
    Instead of wood, bronze,
    And instead of stones, iron.
    I will also make your officers peace,
    And your magistrates righteousness.
    18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
    Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;
    But you shall call your walls Salvation,
    And your gates Praise.

    19 "The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
    Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
    But the LORD will be to you an everlasting light,
    And your God your glory.
    20 Your sun shall no longer go down,
    Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
    For the LORD will be your everlasting light,
    And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
    21 Also your people shall all be righteous;
    They shall inherit the land forever,
    The branch of My planting,
    The work of My hands,
    That I may be glorified.
    22 A little one shall become a thousand,
    And a small one a strong nation.
    I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time."

  41. Isaiah 61
    1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
    Because the LORD has anointed Me
    To preach good tidings to the poor;
    He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
    To proclaim liberty to the captives,
    And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
    2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
    And the day of vengeance of our God;
    To comfort all who mourn,
    3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
    To give them beauty for ashes,
    The oil of joy for mourning,
    The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
    That they may be called trees of righteousness,
    The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."

    4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins,
    They shall raise up the former desolations,
    And they shall repair the ruined cities,
    The desolations of many generations.
    5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
    And the sons of the foreigner
    Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
    6 But you shall be named the priests of the LORD,
    They shall call you the servants of our God.
    You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
    And in their glory you shall boast.
    7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
    And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
    Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
    Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

    8 "For I, the LORD, love justice;
    I hate robbery for burnt offering;
    I will direct their work in truth,
    And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
    9 Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
    And their offspring among the people.
    All who see them shall acknowledge them,
    That they are the posterity whom the LORD has blessed."

    10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
    My soul shall be joyful in my God;
    For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
    He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
    As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
    And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
    11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
    As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
    So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

  42. Isaiah 62
    1 For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace,
    And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
    Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
    And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
    2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
    And all kings your glory.
    You shall be called by a new name,
    Which the mouth of the LORD will name.
    3 You shall also be a crown of glory
    In the hand of the LORD,
    And a royal diadem
    In the hand of your God.
    4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken,
    Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate;
    But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
    For the LORD delights in you,
    And your land shall be married.
    5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
    So shall your sons marry you;
    And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
    So shall your God rejoice over you.

    6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
    They shall never hold their peace day or night.
    You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent,
    7 And give Him no rest till He establishes
    And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

    8 The LORD has sworn by His right hand
    And by the arm of His strength:
    "Surely I will no longer give your grain
    As food for your enemies;
    And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine,
    For which you have labored.
    9 But those who have gathered it shall eat it,
    And praise the LORD;
    Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts."
    10 Go through,
    Go through the gates!
    Prepare the way for the people;
    Build up,
    Build up the highway!
    Take out the stones,
    Lift up a banner for the peoples!
    11 Indeed the LORD has proclaimed
    To the end of the world:
    "Say to the daughter of Zion,
    'Surely your salvation is coming;
    Behold, His reward is with Him,
    And His work before Him.'"
    12 And they shall call them The Holy People,
    The Redeemed of the LORD;
    And you shall be called Sought Out,
    A City Not Forsaken.

  43. Luke 1:46-55
    46 "My soul magnifies the Lord,
    47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
    48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
    For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
    49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
    And holy is His name.
    50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him
    From generation to generation.
    51 He has shown strength with His arm;
    He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
    52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
    And exalted the lowly.
    53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
    And the rich He has sent away empty.
    54 He has helped His servant Israel,
    In remembrance of His mercy,
    55 As He spoke to our fathers,
    To Abraham and to his seed forever."

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