Psalm 90:15
New King James Version
15 Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us,
The years in which we have seen evil.
Psalm 90:15
New International Version
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
Psalm 126:5-6
New King James Version
5 (A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes [a]forth weeping,
Bearing [b]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again [c]with (B)rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:6 to and fro
- Psalm 126:6 Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
- Psalm 126:6 with shouts of joy
Psalm 126:5-6
New International Version
Revelation 7:14-17
New King James Version
14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will (C)dwell among them. 16 (D)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (E)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (F)will shepherd them and lead them to [b]living fountains of waters. (G)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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- Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
- Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life
Revelation 7:14-17
New International Version
14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(A) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(B) 15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God(C)
and serve him(D) day and night in his temple;(E)
and he who sits on the throne(F)
will shelter them with his presence.(G)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.(H)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
nor any scorching heat.(I)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;(J)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](K)
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c]”(L)
Footnotes
- Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
John 16:20
New King James Version
20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (B)joy.
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John 16:20
New International Version
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)
Jeremiah 31:12-13
New King James Version
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (A)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (B)the goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a (C)well-watered garden,
(D)And they shall sorrow no more at all.
13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
Jeremiah 31:12-13
New International Version
12 They will come and shout for joy(A) on the heights(B) of Zion;
they will rejoice in the bounty(C) of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(D)
the young of the flocks(E) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(F)
and they will sorrow(G) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(H) into gladness;
I will give them comfort(I) and joy(J) instead of sorrow.
Isaiah 40:1-2
New King James Version
God’s People Are Comforted(A)
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak [a]comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
(B)For she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Lit. to the heart of
Isaiah 40:1-2
New International Version
Isaiah 12:1
New King James Version
A Hymn of Praise
12 And (A)in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
Isaiah 12:1
New International Version
Songs of Praise
12 In that day(A) you will say:
Psalm 30:5
New King James Version
5 For (A)His anger is but for a moment,
(B)His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But [a]joy comes in the morning.
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy
Deuteronomy 2:14-16
New King James Version
14 And the time we took to come (A)from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, (B)until all the generation of the men of war [a]was consumed from the midst of the camp, (C)just as the Lord had sworn to them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they [b]were consumed.
16 “So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,
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- Deuteronomy 2:14 perished
- Deuteronomy 2:15 perished
Deuteronomy 2:14-16
New International Version
14 Thirty-eight years(A) passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea(B) until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation(C) of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.(D) 15 The Lord’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated(E) them from the camp.
16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,
Matthew 5:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
New International Version
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.(A)
Isaiah 65:18-19
New King James Version
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
19 (A)I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The (B)voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
Isaiah 65:18-19
New International Version
Isaiah 61:3
New King James Version
3 To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
Isaiah 61:3
New International Version
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting(E) of the Lord
for the display of his splendor.(F)
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