Psa 85:1-2, 136:23, Eze 36:1-15, 33-34, Joe 2:18 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of the Sons of Korah . Lord , you were favorable to your land ; you restored the fortunes of Jacob .

1 Lord, you were ^bfavorable to your land;
you ^crestored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You ^dforgave the iniquity of your people;
you ^ecovered all their sin. Selah

Psalms 136:23

23 It is he who ^fremembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

Ezekiel 36:1-15

Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel

1 “And you, ^gson of man, prophesy to ^hthe mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord God: Because ⁱthe enemy said of you, ^j‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient ^kheights have become our possession,’ 3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because ^lthey made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and ^myou became the talk and evil gossip of the people, 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to ⁿthe mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, ^othe desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become ^pa prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around, 5 therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in ^qmy hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and ^ragainst all Edom, who ^sgave my land to themselves as a possession ^twith wholehearted joy and ^uutter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to ^vthe mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: ^wBehold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered ^xthe reproach of the nations. 7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ^yI swear that the nations that are all around you ^zshall themselves suffer reproach.

8 “But you, O mountains of Israel, ^aashall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for ^abthey will soon come home. 9 For ^acbehold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and ^adyou shall be tilled and sown. 10 And ^aeI will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. ^afThe cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt. 11 And I will multiply on you ^agman and beast, and ^ahthey shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in ^aiyour former times, and ^ajwill do more good to you than ever before. ^akThen you will know that I am the Lord. 12 I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. ^alAnd they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer ^ambereave them of children. 13 Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you, ^an‘You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,’ 14 therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord God. 15 And I will not let you hear anymore ^aothe reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 36:33-34

33 “Thus says the Lord God: On the day that ^apI cleanse you from all your iniquities, ^aqI will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. 34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.

Joel 2:18

The Lord Had Pity

18 ^arThen the Lord became jealous for his land
^asand had pity on his people.

Psalms 85:1-2

Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of athe Sons of Korah.