Proverbs 13:12
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
John 16:22
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22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.
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Proverbs 13:19
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19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
Proverbs 3:18
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18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Psalm 119:81-83
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Kaph
81 I am worn out waiting for your rescue,
but I have put my hope in your word.
82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
When will you comfort me?
83 I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.
Psalm 40:2-3
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2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
3 He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the Lord.
Proverbs 11:30
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30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
Psalm 17:15
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15 Because I am righteous, I will see you.
When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
Psalm 69:3
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3 I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
Psalm 143:7
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7 Come quickly, Lord, and answer me,
for my depression deepens.
Don’t turn away from me,
or I will die.
Genesis 21:6-7
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6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter.[a] All who hear about this will laugh with me. 7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”
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- 21:6 The name Isaac means “he laughs.”
1 Samuel 1:26-28
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26 “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. 27 I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. 28 Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they[a] worshiped the Lord there.
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- 1:28 Hebrew he.
Genesis 46:30
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30 Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face again and know you are still alive.”
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Luke 2:29-30
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29 “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace,
as you have promised.
30 I have seen your salvation,
Revelation 22:2
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2 It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[a] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
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- 22:2 Or twelve kinds of fruit.
Psalm 42:1-3
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Book two (Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah.
1 As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
3 Day and night I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”
Footnotes
- 42:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
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