A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I restore the fortunes of my people,
“For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here. With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem. And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.” Then rose up the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem.
And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.
If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
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