14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

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(A)In this you greatly rejoice, though now (B)for a little while, if need be, (C)you have been [a]grieved by various trials,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:6 distressed

And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:

(A)“My son, do not despise the [a]chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:5 discipline

“You(A) only have I known of all the families of the earth;
(B)Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

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18 Why is my (A)pain perpetual
And my wound incurable,
Which refuses to be healed?
Will You surely be to me (B)like an unreliable stream,
As waters that [a]fail?

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  1. Jeremiah 15:18 Or cannot be trusted

12 Blessed is the man whom You (A)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,

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19 (A)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
(B)But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

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17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.

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Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

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18 That You should [a]visit him every morning,
And test him every moment?

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  1. Job 7:18 attend to

So I have been allotted (A)months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
(B)When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.

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