Psalm 30:5
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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
Isaiah 54:7-8
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7 “For(A) a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies (B)I will gather you.
8 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.
Matthew 5:4
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4 (A)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
2 Corinthians 4:17
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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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Psalm 126:5-6
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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
Isaiah 26:20
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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.
Psalm 103:9
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9 (A)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
John 16:20-22
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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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Psalm 16:11
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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.
Psalm 63:3
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3 (A)Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Psalm 59:16
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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.
Psalm 6:6-9
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6 I am weary with my groaning;
[a]All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (A)My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.
8 (B)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has (C)heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
Footnotes
- Psalm 6:6 Or Every night
Psalm 143:8
New King James Version
8 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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