1 Peter 1:8
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8 Although you have not seen[a] him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,(A)
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- 1.8 Other ancient authorities read known
Isaiah 55:6
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6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;(A)
Isaiah 26:9
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9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(A)
Psalm 130:1-2
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Psalm 130
Waiting for Divine Redemption
A Song of Ascents.
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.(A)
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!(B)
Psalm 22:2
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2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night but find no rest.(A)
Psalm 63:6-8
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6 when I think of you on my bed
and meditate on you in the watches of the night,(A)
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.(B)
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.(C)
John 21:17
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17 He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.(A)
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Luke 13:24
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24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.(A)
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Psalm 77:2-4
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2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul refuses to be comforted.(A)
3 I think of God, and I moan;
I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah(B)
4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Psalm 6:6
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6 I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
Psalm 4:4
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- 4.4 Or are angry
Job 23:8-9
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8 “If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;(A)
9 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
I turn[a] to the right, but I cannot see him.
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- 23.9 Syr Vg: Heb he turns
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