Ezr 8:21-23, Psa 77:20, 78:52, 136:16, Isa 30:21, 35:8-10, 48:17 | ESV | STEP | Then I proclaimed a fast there , at the river Ahava , that we might humble ourselves before our God , to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children , and all our goods .

Ezra 8:21-23

Fasting and Prayer for Protection

21 ^aThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river ^bAhava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, ^cto seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, ^d“The hand of our God is for good on ^eall who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” 23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

Psalms 77:20

20 You ^fled your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalms 78:52

52 Then he led out his people ^glike sheep
and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Psalms 136:16

16 to him who ^hled his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

Isaiah 30:21

21 ⁱAnd your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is ^jthe way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Isaiah 35:8-10

8 ^kAnd a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
^lthe unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. ^{▼▼Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it}
9 No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.
10 ⁿAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
^oeverlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 48:17

17 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.