Psalm 42:5
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5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
my help(A)
Psalm 37:7
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7 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.(A)
Hebrews 10:36-37
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36 For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.(A) 37 For yet
“in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay,(B)
Psalm 61:2
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2 From the end of the earth I call to you,
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I,(A)
Psalm 56:3
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3 when I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.(A)
Matthew 1:23
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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which means, “God is with us.”(A)
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Psalm 27:13-14
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13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.(A)
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!(B)
Lamentations 3:24-26
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”(A)
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.(B)
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.(C)
Psalm 43:5
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5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
my help and my God.(A)
1 Samuel 30:6
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6 David was in great danger, for the people spoke of stoning him because all the people were bitter in spirit for their sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.(A)
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Psalm 42:11
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11 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him,
my help and my God.(A)
Romans 4:18-20
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18 Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So shall your descendants be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already[a] as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), and the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.(A) 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
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- 4.19 Other ancient authorities lack already
Numbers 6:26
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26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.(A)
Job 13:15
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- 13.15 Or Though he kill me, yet I will trust in him
Psalm 71:14
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14 But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 56:11
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11 in God I trust; I am not afraid.
What can a mere mortal do to me?
Psalm 55:4-5
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4 My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.(A)
5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.(B)
Isaiah 50:10
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10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
and has no light,
yet trusts in the name of the Lord
and relies upon his God?(A)
Psalm 91:15-16
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15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble;
I will rescue them and honor them.(A)
16 With long life I will satisfy them
and show them my salvation.(B)
Psalm 44:3
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3 for not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm give them victory,
but your right hand, and your arm,
and the light of your countenance,
for you delighted in them.(A)
Psalm 77:3
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3 I think of God, and I moan;
I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah(A)
Psalm 143:3-4
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3 For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.(A)
Psalm 142:2-3
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2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.(A)
3 When my spirit is faint,
you know my way.
In the path where I walk,
they have hidden a trap for me.(B)
Mark 14:33-34
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33 He took with him Peter and James and John and began to be distressed and agitated. 34 And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.”(A)
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Matthew 28:20
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20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”[a]
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- 28.20 Other ancient authorities add Amen
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