- Samuel mourned:
- "It repenteth²° me¹ that¹ I have set upª°¹ Saulª [to be] king:ª for¹ he is turned backª° from followingª¹ me, and hath not¹ performedª° my commandments.ª And it grievedª° Samuel;ª and he criedª° unto¹ the LORDª all¹ night.ª" {1Sm 15:11} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª How long¹¹ wilt thou¹ mournª° for¹ Saul,ª seeing I¹ have rejectedª° him from reigningª°¹ over¹ Israel?ª fillª° thine hornª with oil,ª and go,²°¹ I will sendª° thee to¹ Jesseª the Bethlehemite:ª for¹ I have providedª° me a kingª among his sons.ª" {1Sm 16:1} + "Riversª of watersª run downª° mine eyes,ª because¹ they keepª° not¹ thy law.ª" {Psa 119:136} + "I beheldª° the transgressors,ª° and was grieved;ª° because¹ they keptª° not¹ thy word.ª" {Psa 119:158} + "Oh that²°¹ my headª were¹ waters,ª and mine eyesª a fountainª of tears,ª that I might weepª° dayª and nightª for¹ the slainª of the daughterª of my people!ª ... Oh that²° I had¹¹ in the wildernessª a lodging placeª of wayfaring men;ª° that I might leaveª°¹ my people,ª and go²°¹ from¹¹ them! for¹ they [be] all¹ adulterers,ª° an assemblyª of treacherous men.ª°" {Jer 9:1-2} + "Thatª Iª haveª° greatª heavinessª andª continualª sorrow¹ in² myª heart.ª ... Forª Iª could wishª° that myself²¹ wereª° accursedª fromª Christª forª myª brethren,ª myª kinsmenª accordingª to the flesh:ª" {Rom 9:2-3} + "(Forª manyª walk,ª° of whomª I have toldª° youª often,ª andª nowª tellª° you evenª weeping,ª° [that they are] the¹ enemiesª of the¹ crossª of Christ:ª" {Php 3:18}
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