Hope inspires praise. Let the Lord hear you.

“Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him” (Ps 42:5,11; 43:5)

“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1Cor 13:13)

“But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.” (Ps 71:14)

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” (Prov 13:12)

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Rom 5:5)

“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;” (1Pet 1:13)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” (1Pet 1:3)

Reading: 42-44; 2Pet 3