Psa 146:8, Isa 29:18-19, 32:3, 35:5, 42:16-18, 60:1-2, Mal 4:2 | ESV | STEP | the Lord opens the eyes of the blind . The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down ; the Lord loves the righteous .

Psalms 146:8

8 ^athe Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^bThe Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
^cthe Lord loves the righteous.

Isaiah 29:18-19

18 In that day ^dthe deaf shall hear
^ethe words of a book,
and out of their gloom and darkness
^fthe eyes of the blind shall see.
19 ^gThe meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 32:3

3 ^hThen the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.

Isaiah 35:5

5 ⁱThen the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

Isaiah 42:16-18

16 ^jAnd I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
^kthe rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
17 ^lThey are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”

Israel’s Failure to Hear and See

18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!

Isaiah 60:1-2

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^mArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ⁿthe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.

Malachi 4:2

2 But for you ^owho fear my name, ^pthe sun ^qof righteousness shall rise ^rwith healing in its wings. You shall go out ^sleaping like calves from the stall.