Isa 12:2, 28:16, 61:3, 62:11, Joe 3:17, 1Pe 2:6 | ESV | STEP | Behold , God is my salvation ; I will trust , and will not be afraid ; for the Lord God is my strength and my song , and he has become my salvation .

Isaiah 12:2

2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for ^athe Lord God ^{▼▼Hebrew for Yah, the Lord} is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 28:16

16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
^c“Behold, I am the one who has laid ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll I am laying} as a foundation ^ein Zion,
a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

Isaiah 61:3

3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^fto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^gthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^hthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ⁱthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Isaiah 62:11

11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
to the end of the earth:
^kSay to the daughter of Zion,
^l“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.”

Joel 3:17

The Glorious Future of Judah

17 ^m“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
ⁿwho dwells in Zion, ^omy holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and ^pstrangers shall never again pass through it.

1 Peter 2:6

6 For it stands in Scripture:

^q“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
^rand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”