"For¹ thou¹ [art] the Godª of my strength:ª why¹ dost thou cast me off?ª° why¹ goª° I mourningª° because of the oppressionª of the enemy?ª° ... Why¹ art thou cast down,ª° O my soul?ª and why¹ art thou disquietedª° within¹ me? hopeª° in God:ª for¹ I shall yet¹ praiseª° him, [who is] the healthª of my countenance,ª and my God.ª" {Psa 43:2-5} + "From the endª¹ of the earthª will I cryª° unto¹ thee, when my heartª is overwhelmed:ª° leadª° me to the rockª [that] is higherª° than¹ I." {Psa 61:2} + "My soulª shall be satisfiedª° as¹ [with] marrowª and fatness;ª and my mouthª shall praiseª° [thee] with joyfulª lips:ª ... When¹ I rememberª° thee upon¹ my bed,ª [and] meditateª° on thee in the [night] watches.ª" {Psa 63:5-6} + "Behold,¹ these¹ [are] the ungodly,ª who prosperª in the world;ª they increaseª° [in] riches.ª ... When I thoughtª° to knowª° this,¹ it¹ [was] too painfulª for¹ me;²" {Psa 73:12-16} + "In the dayª of my troubleª I soughtª° the Lord:ª my soreª ranª° in the night,ª and ceasedª° not:¹ my soulª refusedª° to be comforted.ª° ... And I said,ª° This¹ [is] my infirmity:ª° [but I will remember] the yearsª of the right handª of the most High.ª" {Psa 77:2-10} + "O LORD,ª thou hast deceivedª° me, and I was deceived:ª° thou art strongerª° than I, and hast prevailed:ª° I am¹ in derisionª daily,ª¹ every one¹ mockethª° me. ... But the LORDª [is] with¹ me as a mightyª terrible one:ª therefore¹¹ my persecutorsª° shall stumble,ª° and they shall not¹ prevail:ª° they shall be greatlyª ashamed;ª° for¹ they shall not¹ prosper:ª° [their] everlastingª confusionª shall never¹ be forgotten.ª°" {Jer 20:7-11} + "When I heard,ª° my bellyª trembled;ª° my lipsª quiveredª° at the voice:ª rottennessª enteredª° into my bones,ª and I trembledª° in¹ myself, that¹ I might restª° in the dayª of trouble:ª when he cometh upª° unto the people,ª he will invade¹ them with his troops.²° ... Yet I¹ will rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª I will joyª° in the Godª of my salvation.ª" {Hab 3:16-18} + "Byª whomª alsoª we haveª° accessª by faithª intoª thisª graceª whereinªª we stand,ª° andª rejoiceª° inª hopeª of the¹ gloryª of God.ª ... Andª hopeª maketh²° not² ashamed;ª°¹ becauseª the¹ loveª of Godª is shed abroadª° inª ourª heartsª byª the Holyª Ghostª which² is givenª° unto us.ª" {Rom 5:2-5} + "Whoª comfortethª° usª inª allª ourª tribulation,ª that² weª may be ableª° to comfortª° them¹ which are inª anyª trouble,ª byª the¹ comfortª wherewithª we²°¹ ourselves² are comfortedª° ofª God.ª ... Forª asª the¹ sufferingsª of Christª aboundª° inª us,ª soª ourª consolationª alsoª aboundethª° byª Christ.ª" {2Co 1:4-5} + "Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª ... Whomª having²° notª seen,ª°°° ye love;ª° inª whom,ª though nowª ye seeª° [him] not,ª yetª believing,ª° ye rejoiceª° with joyª unspeakableª andª full of glory:ª°" {1Pe 1:7-8} |