When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
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