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1\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cArise, shine, for your light has come,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2\u00a0<\/sup>See, darkness covers the earth
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and his glory appears over you.
3\u00a0<\/sup>Nations will come to your light,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cLift up your eyes and look about you:
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5\u00a0<\/sup>Then you will look and be radiant,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to you the riches of the nations will come.
6\u00a0<\/sup>Herds of camels will cover your land,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bearing gold and incense
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7\u00a0<\/sup>All Kedar\u2019s flocks will be gathered to you,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWho are these that fly along like clouds,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0like doves to their nests?
9\u00a0<\/sup>Surely the islands look to me;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a<\/a>]<\/sup>
bringing your children from afar,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the Holy One of Israel,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for he has endowed you with splendor.
10\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cForeigners will rebuild your walls,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in favor I will show you compassion.
11\u00a0<\/sup>Your gates will always stand open,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations\u2014
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0their kings led in triumphal procession.
12\u00a0<\/sup>For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0it will be utterly ruined.
13\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThe glory of Lebanon will come to you,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,
to adorn my sanctuary;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14\u00a0<\/sup>The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAlthough you have been forsaken and hated,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the joy of all generations.
16\u00a0<\/sup>You will drink the milk of nations
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17\u00a0<\/sup>Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and well-being your ruler.
18\u00a0<\/sup>No longer will violence be heard in your land,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your gates Praise.
19\u00a0<\/sup>The sun will no more be your light by day,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your God will be your glory.
20\u00a0<\/sup>Your sun will never set again,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and your days of sorrow will end.
21\u00a0<\/sup>Then all your people will be righteous
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the work of my hands,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for the display of my splendor.
22\u00a0<\/sup>The least of you will become a thousand,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in its time I will do this swiftly.\u201d<\/p>Isaiah 60<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May God be gracious to us and bless us
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and make his face shine on us\u2014[b<\/a>]<\/sup>
2\u00a0<\/sup>so that your ways may be known on earth,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0your salvation among all nations.
3\u00a0<\/sup>May the peoples praise you, God;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0may all the peoples praise you.
4\u00a0<\/sup>May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for you rule the peoples with equity
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and guide the nations of the earth.
5\u00a0<\/sup>May the peoples praise you, God;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0may all the peoples praise you.
6\u00a0<\/sup>The land yields its harvest;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God, our God, blesses us.
7\u00a0<\/sup>May God bless us still,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.<\/p>psalm 67<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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