Verses for the New Year 2013

I thought I would look up some verses to start off my new year.  I tried to find verses that said something about renewing or being made new to help me focus on a NEW year.  Each day/year is a new beginning, a chance to seek God anew, and to sing to Him a new song!

Isaiah 42:10a Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth.

Lamentations 3:22-26 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Psalm 98:1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Psalm 33:3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 149:1 Praise the Lord.  Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

Isaiah 40:31 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.

2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Ezekial 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.