Psalm 73:26
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26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.(A)
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- 73.26 Heb rock
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a] is made perfect in weakness.” So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.(A) 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(B)
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- 12.9 Other ancient authorities read my power
Isaiah 40:29-31
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29 He gives power to the faint
and strengthens the powerless.(A)
30 Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted,
31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.(B)
Psalm 138:3
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- 138.3 Syr Compare Gk Tg: Heb you made me arrogant in my soul with strength
Psalm 18:2
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2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
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8 We are afflicted in every way but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, 9 persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed, 10 always carrying around in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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Living by Faith
16 So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.(A) 17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(B) 18 because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.(C)
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Psalm 84:2
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2 My soul longs, indeed it faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
to the living God.(A)
Psalm 16:5-6
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5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.(A)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
I have a goodly heritage.(B)
Psalm 63:1
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Psalm 63
Comfort and Assurance in God’s Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God; I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.(A)
Psalm 142:5
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5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”(A)
Lamentations 3:24
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”(A)
Psalm 27:14
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14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!(A)
2 Peter 1:14
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14 since I know that my death[a] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(A)
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- 1.14 Gk the putting off of my tent
Philippians 1:21
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21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Psalm 119:81-82
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
82 My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”(B)
Psalm 119:57
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57 The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.(A)
Psalm 40:12
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12 For evils have encompassed me
without number;
my iniquities have overtaken me
until I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails me.(A)
Job 13:15
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- 13.15 Or Though he kill me, yet I will trust in him
Revelation 21:7
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7 Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
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Revelation 21:3-4
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3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“See, the home[a] of God is among mortals.
He will dwell[b] with them;
they will be his peoples,[c]
and God himself will be with them and be their God;[d](A)
4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for[e] the first things have passed away.”(B)
2 Timothy 4:6-8
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6 As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come.(A) 7 I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.(B) 8 From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(C)
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