Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.

For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

In his

You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Weeping

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed wet with tears; I water my couch with my tears.

You number my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you sorrowed to repentance: for you were made sorry after a godly manner, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

In the

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning; for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way in which I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto you.

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

General references

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.