Betrothed in Righteousness

"And I will make for them a covenant on that day 

     with the beasts of the field, 

     the birds of the heavens, 

     and the creeping things of the ground. 

And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, 

     and I will make you lie down in safety. 

And I will betroth you to me forever.

     I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, 

     in steadfast love and in mercy. 

     I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. 

And you shall know the LORD."

          -Hosea  2:18-20  ESV