Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But (A)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
John 16:22
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22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (A)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
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Proverbs 13:19
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19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:18
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Psalm 119:81-83
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כ KAPH
81 (A)My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For (B)I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
Psalm 40:2-3
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2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of (A)the miry clay,
And (B)set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
3 (C)He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
Proverbs 11:30
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
Psalm 17:15
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15 As for me, (A)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(B)I shall be satisfied when I (C)awake in Your likeness.
Psalm 69:3
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Psalm 143:7
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7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(A)Lest I [a]be like those who [b]go down into the pit.
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:7 become
- Psalm 143:7 Die
Genesis 21:6-7
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6 And Sarah said, (A)“God has [a]made me laugh, and all who hear (B)will laugh with me.” 7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? (C)For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
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- Genesis 21:6 Lit. made laughter for me
1 Samuel 1:26-28
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26 And she said, “O my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. 27 (B)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. 28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be [a]lent to the Lord.” So they (C)worshiped the Lord there.
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- 1 Samuel 1:28 granted
Genesis 46:30
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30 And Israel said to Joseph, (A)“Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.”
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Luke 2:29-30
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29 “Lord, (A)now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,
According to Your word;
30 For my eyes (B)have seen Your salvation
Revelation 22:2
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2 (A)In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was (B)the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were (C)for the healing of the nations.
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Psalm 42:1-3
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BOOK TWO
Psalms 42–72
Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses
To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of the sons of Korah.
42 As the deer [b]pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
2 (A)My soul thirsts for God, for the (B)living God.
When shall I come and [c]appear before God?
3 (C)My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
(D)“Where is your God?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 42:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 42:1 Lit. longs for
- Psalm 42:2 So with MT, Vg.; some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg. I see the face of God
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