98 Verses about the Promise of Restoration

Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.

“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.

then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.

the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the Lord.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.“Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.

“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.

“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

“In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the exiles and those I have brought to grief.I will make the lame my remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances,

“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,

Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

“This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord. “They will return from the land of the enemy.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you.

Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”

“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’

Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

“ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

“In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.

I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”

Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things!

They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”

Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.

The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted.

He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

“I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.

“I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.

“Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.