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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy

“For(A) a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies (B)I will gather you.
With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
(C)But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

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17 For (A)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

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(A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:6 to and fro
  2. Psalm 126:6 Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
  3. Psalm 126:6 with shouts of joy

Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment

20 Come, my people, (A)enter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, (B)for a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.

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(A)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.

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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. 21 (C)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (D)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

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11 You will show me the (A)path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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(A)Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

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16 But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.

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I am weary with my groaning;
[a]All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
(A)My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.

(B)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has (C)heard the voice of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:6 Or Every night

Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (A)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(B)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (C)I lift up my soul to You.

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