Zechariah 8:21
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21 the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Come, let us go to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’(A)
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Zechariah 7:2
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2 Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to entreat the favor of the Lord(A)
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Hosea 6:3
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3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”(A)
Psalm 146:1-2
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Psalm 146
Praise for God’s Help
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!(A)
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.(B)
Psalm 122
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Psalm 122
Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”(A)
2 Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.(B)
4 To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.(C)
5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.(D)
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.(E)
7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.(F)
Psalm 103:22
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22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
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