Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation shall be overpast.

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

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth 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, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

In his

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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 I make my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

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

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

Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: and ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage 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 thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way in which I should walk; for I lift up my soul to thee.

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

General references

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