"Thus says the Lord: ‘Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed’" (Isaiah 56:1). 

This verse comes from 56th chapter of the Book of Isaiah, one of the latter prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. 

Isaiah, whose name means "the Lord saves," is sometimes referred to as the "prince of prophets," said the website Bible Study Tools. 

It is unclear if Isaiah actually wrote the entirety of the Book of Isaiah. The events in it are believed to have occurred about seven centuries prior to the birth of Christ. 

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In the verse, "God is speaking a promise to his people in a time of great discouragement," Pastor Chris Fraley told Fox News Digital. 

Fraley is senior pastor of Wildwood Calvary Chapel, located in Yucaipa, California. 

When God's people were looking at what was happening at the time of the Book of Isaiah, "they don't see any reason to live righteously and to keep justice," said Fraley. 

"God steps in and encourages them through his prophet to live with the anticipation that he is working and that salvation is coming," he said. 

"He reminds them that his righteousness will be revealed."

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This serves as a lesson to "don't give up because of what you see" — but rather to "keep going because of what is to come." 

This verse is relevant in the present day, "where two worldviews are clashing," said Fraley.

"One is a secular worldview where the line of morality is always adjusting to the culture," he said. The other "is a biblical worldview where the authority for right and wrong is God's Word." 

He added, "For the child of God, everything must be looked at within our world through the lens of God's Word."

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This way of life can prove challenging, as not everyone lives through this lens.

"We can lose hope," said Fraley. "We might ask ourselves, ‘Why is the world falling apart? Where is God in all this? Why is he allowing such horrific sin to continue?’" 

This, he explained, is "what the people were struggling with in Isaiah's day." 

"The Lord reminds his people, ‘Don’t give up because of what you see in the world around you, the injustice, the depravity. Know that I am working, I am watching, and one day soon salvation will come,’" he said. 

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And while salvation may not be arriving in the near future, a child of God trusts that "it will come in our distant future," said Fraley, "when he calls us home, to our eternal home." 

The message to remain steadfast in the hope of salvation is echoed in the New Testament, said Fraley, when Luke wrote that Jesus told his followers to "look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." 

"When things get bad, don’t let what you see discourage you," said Fraley. 

"Let it move you to look up to the One who can grant hope to you."

A military helicopter carrying about 20 U.S. Marines crashed Sunday morning during an exercise in Australia's Northern Territory, injuring three military personnel, according to officials.

The V-22 Osprey helicopter crashed at about 11 a.m. local time near Melville Island off the coast of the city of Darwin as military personnel from the U.S., Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste were participating in exercise drills, according to Sky News.

A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Defence confirmed the incident in a statement to Fox News Digital and said no Australians were involved in the crash.

"Defence can confirm an aircraft incident occurred mid-morning on 27 August on Melville Island, north of the city of Darwin, during Exercise Predator’s Run 2023," the spokesperson said. "Initial reports suggest the incident involves United States defence personnel and that Australian Defence Force members were not involved. At this critical early stage, our focus is on the incident response and ensuring the safety of those involved."

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Multiple military personnel were rescued from the aircraft crash on the Tiwi Islands, located north of Darwin, and there have been no reports of fatalities, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Three military personnel were transported by helicopter to Royal Darwin Hospital following the crash, including one with critical injuries, rescue helicopter operator CareFlight said in a statement. The other two were listed in stable condition.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it is "aware of the public reporting on this, but we do not have anything we can provide at this time."

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Predators' Run exercises will be paused following the crash, according to Sky News. There are roughly 2,500 people involved in the exercises, including 500 from the U.S., 120 from the Philippines, 120 from Indonesia and 50 from Timor Leste.

Northern Territory Police responded to the crash, the fire and emergency services said in a statement.

Sources told Sky News some personnel remain unaccounted for as rescue operations continue.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.