Psalm 27:13
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13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
2 Corinthians 4:16
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16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are[a] being renewed every day.
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Psalm 142:5
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5 Then I pray to you, O Lord.
I say, “You are my place of refuge.
You are all I really want in life.
2 Corinthians 4:8-14
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8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 10 Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
11 Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies. 12 So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you.
13 But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in God, so I spoke.”[a] 14 We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus,[b] will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you.
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Psalm 56:13
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13 For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in your life-giving light.
Psalm 31:19
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19 How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
Psalm 56:3
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3 But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.
Psalm 116:9-11
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9 And so I walk in the Lord’s presence
as I live here on earth!
10 I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
11 In my anxiety I cried out to you,
“These people are all liars!”
Psalm 42:5
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5 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and
2 Corinthians 4:1
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4 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way,[a] we never give up.
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Job 28:13
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13 No one knows where to find it,[a]
for it is not found among the living.
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- 28:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads knows its value.
Ephesians 2:8
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8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
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Ezekiel 26:20
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20 I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living.
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Jeremiah 11:19
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19 I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”
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Isaiah 38:19
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19 Only the living can praise you as I do today.
Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.
Isaiah 38:11
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11 I said, “Never again will I see the Lord God
while still in the land of the living.
Never again will I see my friends
or be with those who live in this world.
Job 33:30
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30 He rescues them from the grave
so they may enjoy the light of life.
Psalm 52:5
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5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
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