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 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
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
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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Jeremiah 31:12-13
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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.
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 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.
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
Matthew 5:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
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 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
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