Verses Arranged From Isaiah 40 & 41

after the passing of my grandfather

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"Be silent before me, you islands," says the Lord.

Every mountain and hill will be brought low.
The rough ground shall become level.
The rugged places, a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all mankind will see it.

All men are like grass.
And their glory, like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the flowers fall
because the breath of the Lord blows over them.
[The breath of the Lord gave them life.
And the breath of the Lord brings their end.]
Surely they are like grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the Word of our God stands forever.

Do not put your faith in men.
He brings princes to naught 
And reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
He pursues them and moves on unscathed.
No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
then he blows on them and they wither.
A whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

Who has done this and carried it through
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord — with the first of them and with the last —
I Am He."

He is the everlasting God
the creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow weary
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary,
And young men stumble and fall,
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.

Comfort, comfort, O people of God.
Your God tends his flock like a shepherd.
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart.
He gently leads those that have young.

"Be silent before me," says the Lord. 
"Do not fear. I will take hold of your right hand
and I will save you."