Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall be glad as with wine. Their children shall see it and be glad; their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.
Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.
You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
The living, the living, he thanks you, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children your faithfulness.
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.
The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”
this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’
For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
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