Formation Journal Reading Plan

60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.

60:2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

60:3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

60:4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.

60:5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.

60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.

60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.

60:8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

60:9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

60:10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

60:11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.

60:12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

60:14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

60:15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

60:16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

60:20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

60:22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.

104:1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

104:2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

104:4 Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

104:6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

104:7 At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

104:8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

104:9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

104:10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

104:12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

104:13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

104:14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

104:16 The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

104:17 Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

1:2 to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

1:3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

1:4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

1:5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

1:6 which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

1:7 even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

1:8 who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

1:10 to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1:11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

1:12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

1:13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

1:14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins: