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There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel—that will stand.
-Proverbs 19:21, New King James Version

21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
- Proverbs 19:21, New Living Translation
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He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD,
And He will pay back what he has given.
- Proverbs 19:17
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The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
- Proverbs 19:11
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Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge
And he sins who hastens with his feet
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Psalm 86

Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications. (v6)
In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me. (v7)
Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me. (v17)
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Psalm 88

1 O LORD, God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.
2 Let my prayer come before You;
Incline Your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near to the grave.
4 I am counted with those who go down to the pit;
I am like a man who has no strength,
5 Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.
7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.

LORD, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah
11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But to You I have cried out, O LORD,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 LORD, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.
16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have cut me off.
17 They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.
18 Loved one and friend You have put far from me,
And my acquaintances into darkness.
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But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
- 1 Peter 5:10
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The beginning of strife is like releasing water
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts
- Proverbs 17:14
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For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south
But God is the Judge
He puts down one
And exalts another (Psalm 75:6-7)
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted (Psalm 75:10)
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The day is Yours, the night also is Yours
- Psalm 74:16
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Nevertheless I am continually with You
You hold me by y right hand
You will guide me with Your counsel
And afterward receive me to glory.
- Psalm 73:23-24
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You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
You shall increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
- Psalm 71:20-21
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1 In You, O LORD, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.
2 Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
3 Be my strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD;
You are my trust from my youth.
6 By You I have been upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.
- Psalm 71:-6
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The key of the house of David
I will lay on his shoulder
So he shall open and no one shall shut
And he shall shut and no one shall open

- Isaiah 22:22
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When the devil tries to convince you that God does not hear your prayers or will not answer, remember:

The LORD is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous
- Proverbs 15:29
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But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
- 1 Peter 5:10
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Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
- 1 Peter 5:7
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Ex 13:21

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.

During your night season, God will be a pillar of fire to you, guiding you even when it seems like you don't know where to go. But also expect purification. Fire purifies; expect somethings purged out of your life by God.
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Say to the righteous that it shall be well
with them
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings
- Isaiah 3:10
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You have turned for me my mourning
into dancing
You have put off my sackcloth and
clothed me with gladness
- Psalm 30:11
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For His anger is but for a moment
His favor is for life
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning

- Psalm 30:5
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I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.
- Psalm 27:13

Wait on the LORD
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart
Wait, I say, on the LORD!
- Psalm 27:14
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Psalm 25

1 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, I trust in You;
Let me not be ashamed;
Let not my enemies triumph over me.
3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;

Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

4 Show me Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;
According to Your mercy remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;
Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
9 The humble He guides in justice,
And the humble He teaches His way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 For Your name’s sake, O LORD,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man that fears the LORD?
Him shall He[f] teach in the way He[g] chooses.
13 He himself shall dwell in prosperity,
And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!

18 Look on my affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!
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Proverbs 21:11-12

For they intended evil against You;
         They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.
Therefore You will make them turn their back;
         You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.
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Delight yourself also in the LORD
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
-Psalm 37:4
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But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
- Ecclesiastes 9:4
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The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed,
      but the Lord will protect his people.
-Psalm 14:6
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For the times when it seems like God has deserted you
For the times when you don't know how much more you can take
For the days that you wish was your last
For the nights when you are depressed, sad, lonely and weary
Take heart. David was there too. You can pray what he said:

Psalm 13

1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
How long will you look the other way?
2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
with sorrow in my heart every day?
How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
6 I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.
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The Lord’s promises are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace,
purified seven times over.
-Psalm 12:6
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You can go to bed without fear;
you will lie down and sleep soundly.
You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
for the Lord is your security.
He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
- Proverbs 3:24-26
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My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment.
Hang on to them,
for they will refresh your soul.
They are like jewels on a necklace.
They keep you safe on your way,
and your feet will not stumble.
-Proverbs 3:21-23
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Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.

-Proverbs 3:9-10
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

-Proverbs 3:5-6
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Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.
Then you will find favor with both God and people,
and you will earn a good reputation.

Proverbs 3:3-4
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He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also is vanity.
-Ecclesiastes 5:10
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Psalm 90:15-17

15 Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us,
The years in which we have seen evil.
16 Let Your work appear to Your servants,
And Your glory to their children.
17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
And establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.
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For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (proverbs 2:6)
Wise choices will watch over you
Understanding will keep you safe. (Proverbs 2:11)
Wisdom will save you from evil people,
from those whose words are twisted (Proverbs 2:12)
Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman,
from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman. (Proverbs 2:16)
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The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

-Psalm 9:9-10
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My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.
- Psalm 9:3

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have erased their names forever.
The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
- psalm 9:5-6

Lord, have mercy on me.
See how my enemies torment me.
Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
- Psalm 9:13

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
- Psalm 9:15

The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.
- Psalm 9:16

The wicked will go down to the grave.
- Psalm 9:17

Make them tremble in fear, O Lord.
Let the nations know they are merely human.
- Psalm 9:20
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God is my shield,
saving those whose hearts are true and right.

-Psalm 7:10
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Psalm 6

1 O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your rage.
2 Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak.
Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.

3 I am sick at heart.
How long, O Lord, until you restore me?


4 Return, O Lord, and rescue me.
Save me because of your unfailing love.
5 For the dead do not remember you.
Who can praise you from the grave?[i]

6 I am worn out from sobbing.
All night I flood my bed with weeping,
drenching it with my tears.

7 My vision is blurred by grief;
my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.


8 Go away, all you who do evil,
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my plea;
the Lord will answer my prayer.

10 May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified.
May they suddenly turn back in shame.
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For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight;
but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting,
that he may give to him who is good before God.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
-Psalm 37:23-24
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Proverbs 2:7-8
He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
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Proverbs 1:24-27

I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.


- Remember that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
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Proverbs 1:6

For the Lord watches over the path of the godly
but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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And the LORD restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
-Job 42:10.

Remember Jesus said pray for your enemies and bless those who curse you.
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I know that You can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.

Job 42:2

God always gets His way no man can stop it
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Deut 8:18

And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.