The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose – even the wicked for the day of disaster.
Isaiah 43:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The people I formed for myself will declare my praise. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The people I formed for Myself, that they may set forth My praise [and they shall do it]. American Standard Version (1901) the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise. Common English Bible this people whom I formed for myself, who will recount my praise. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the people whom I have formed for myself. They will speak my praise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This people have I formed for myself: they shall shew forth my praise. |
The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose – even the wicked for the day of disaster.
Let them give glory to the Lord and declare his praise in the coasts and islands.
Now this is what the Lord says – the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel – ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine.
The Lord God will help me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
All your people will be righteous; they will possess the land for ever; they are the branch I planted, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.
to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify him.
Just as underwear clings to one’s waist, so I fastened the whole house of Israel and of Judah to me’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘so that they might be my people for my fame, praise, and glory, but they would not obey.
This city will bear on my behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the prosperity I will give them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace I will bring about for them.
‘They will be mine,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘my own possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.
For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created through him and for him.
He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works.
Therefore, through him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
But you are a chosen race, ,, a royal priesthood, , a holy nation, , a people for his possession, , so that you may proclaim the praises ,, of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.