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Psalm 30:5
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Psalm 30:5
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5 For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.(A)
Isaiah 54:7-8
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Isaiah 54:7-8
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7 For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.(A)
8 In overflowing wrath for a moment
I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
says the Lord, your Redeemer.(B)
Isaiah 54:7-8
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Isaiah 54:7-8
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Matthew 5:4
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Matthew 5:4
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4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(A)
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Matthew 5:4
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Matthew 5:4
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4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)
Psalm 126:5-6
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Psalm 126:5-6
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5 May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.(A)
6 Those who go out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
carrying their sheaves.
Psalm 126:5-6
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Psalm 126:5-6
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Isaiah 26:20
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Isaiah 26:20
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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until the wrath is past.(A)
Isaiah 26:20
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Isaiah 26:20
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Psalm 103:9
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Psalm 103:9
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9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he keep his anger forever.(A)
Psalm 103:9
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Psalm 103:9
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9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(A)
John 16:20-22
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John 16:20-22
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20 Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world.(A) 22 So you have pain now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.(B)
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John 16:20-22
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John 16:20-22
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20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(A) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(B) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(C) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(D) but I will see you again(E) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(F)
Psalm 16:11
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Psalm 16:11
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11 You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.(A)
Psalm 16:11
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Psalm 16:11
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Psalm 63:3
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Psalm 63:3
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3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.(A)
Psalm 63:3
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Psalm 63:3
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3 Because your love is better than life,(A)
my lips will glorify you.
Psalm 59:16
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Psalm 59:16
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16 But I will sing of your might;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been a fortress for me
and a refuge in the day of my distress.(A)
Psalm 6:6-9
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Psalm 6:6-9
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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.
7 My eyes waste away because of grief;
they grow weak because of all my foes.(A)
8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.(B)
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.(C)
Psalm 6:6-9
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Psalm 6:6-9
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Psalm 143:8
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Psalm 143:8
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8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.(A)
Psalm 143:8
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Psalm 143:8
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