Responsive Reading
Isaiah 26:4 (to 1st :), 9 (to :), 12, 20; 59:19 When; 14:3, 4 (to 1st !), 7; 57:15, 19 Peace
26:4Trust ye in the Lord for ever:
9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early:
12Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
59:19. . . When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
14:3And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
4That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased!
7The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
19. . . Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.