Ezr 9:8, Psa 85:6, 90:13-17, 138:7-8, Isa 51:9-11, 63:15-64:4 | ESV | STEP | But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God , to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place , that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery .

Ezra 9:8

8 But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a ^aremnant and to give us a ^bsecure hold ^{▼▼Hebrew nail, or tent-pin} within his holy place, that our God may ^dbrighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery.

Psalms 85:6

6 Will you not ^erevive us again,
that your people may ^frejoice in you?

Psalms 90:13-17

13 ^gReturn, O Lord! ^hHow long?
Have ⁱpity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the ^jmorning with your steadfast love,
that we may ^krejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have ^lafflicted us,
and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let your ^mwork be shown to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
17 Let the ⁿfavor ^{▼▼Or beauty} of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish ^pthe work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!

Psalms 138:7-8

7 ^qThough I walk in the midst of trouble,
you ^rpreserve my life;
you ^sstretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
and your ^tright hand delivers me.
8 The Lord will ^ufulfill his purpose for me;
^vyour steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake ^wthe work of your hands.

Isaiah 51:9-11

9 ^xAwake, awake, ^yput on strength,
O ^zarm of the Lord;
awake, ^aaas in days of old,
the generations of long ago.
Was it not you who cut ^abRahab in pieces,
who pierced ^acthe dragon?
10 ^adWas it not you who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep,
who made the depths of the sea a way
for the redeemed to pass over?
11 ^aeAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 63:15-19

Prayer for Mercy

15 ^afLook down from heaven and see,
^agfrom your holy and beautiful ^{▼▼Or holy and glorious} habitation.
Where are ^aiyour zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.
16 For ^ajyou are our Father,
though Abraham does not know us,
and Israel does not acknowledge us;
you, O Lord, are our Father,
^akour Redeemer from of old is your name.
17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways
and ^alharden our heart, so that we fear you not?
^amReturn for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
18 ^anYour holy people held possession for a little while; ^{▼▼Or They have dispossessed your holy people for a little while}
^apour adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
19 ^aqWe have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.

Isaiah 64:1-4

1 ^arOh that you would rend the heavens and come down,
^asthat the mountains might quake at your presence—
2 ^{▼▼Ch 64:1 in Hebrew} as when fire kindles brushwood
and the fire causes water to boil—
^auto make your name known to your adversaries,
and that the nations might tremble at your presence!
3 ^avWhen you did awesome things that we did not look for,
you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
4 ^awFrom of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
^axno eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.