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21 You will increase my honor
    and comfort me once again.

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Abner Defects to David

There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

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who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.(A)

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Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]
    I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.[a]

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  1. 2.14 Gk the fragrance of the knowledge of him

13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
    break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord has comforted his people
    and will have compassion on his suffering ones.(A)

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he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
    that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”(A)

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Thanksgiving and Praise

12 You will say on that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
    and you comforted me.(A)

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Great will be his authority,[a]
    and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
    He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
    from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

17 Show me a sign of your favor,
    so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame,
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.(A)

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11 May all kings fall down before him,
    all nations give him service.

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10 Many are the torments of the wicked,
    but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.(A)

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35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand has supported me;
    your help[a] has made me great.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.35 Or gentleness

The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
    and of his Messiah,[a]
and he will reign forever and ever.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.15 Gk Christ

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

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13 In this we have found consolation.

In addition to our own consolation, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his mind has been set at rest by all of you.(A)

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But God, who consoles the downcast, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,(A)

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