- Rom 15:4

‘ Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the LORD;
‘ I will not cause My anger to fall on you.
For I am merciful,’ says the LORD;
‘ I will not remain angry forever.
Only acknowledge your iniquity,
- Jeremiah 3: 12-13

- Romans 9: 10-13

And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
- Romans 11:6

For thus says the LORD:
"Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river"
- Isaiah 66:12

You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,
      for you, O God, are my fortress.
 In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.
      He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.
 But as for me, I will sing about your power.
      Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
   For you have been my refuge,
      a place of safety when I am in distress.
  O my Strength, to you I sing praises,
      for you, O God, are my refuge,
      the God who shows me unfailing love.
- Psalm 59:9-10; 16-17

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
      I look to you for protection.
   I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
      until the danger passes by.
I cry out to God Most High,
      to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.
  He will send help from heaven to rescue me,
      disgracing those who hound me.
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   My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Psalm 57:1-3

You keep track of all my sorrows.
      You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
      You have recorded each one in your book.
- Psalm 56:8

  But when I am afraid,
      I will put my trust in you.
 I praise God for what he has promised.
      I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
      What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalm 56:3-4

My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
      This I know: God is on my side!
 I praise God for what he has promised;
      Yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
      What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalm 56:9-11

It shall come to pass
      That before they call, I will answer;
      And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Isaiah 65:24

 They shall build houses and inhabit them;
      They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
       They shall not build and another inhabit;
      They shall not plant and another eat;
For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
      And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
        They shall not labor in vain, 
- Isaiah 65: 21-23

And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. (Isaiah 65:17)
The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, nor the voice of crying. (Isaiah 65:19)

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

“ Behold, My servants shall eat, 
 But you [the unrighteous] shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink, 
 But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice, 
 But you shall be ashamed;
Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, 
 But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit.
-- Isaiah 65: 13-14

I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
      I will lead them in paths they have not known.
      I will make darkness light before them,
      And crooked places straight.
      These things I will do for them,
      And not forsake them.
- Isaiah 42:16

To open before him the double doors,
      So that the gates will not be shut:
        ‘ I will go before you
      And make the crooked places straight;
      I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
      And cut the bars of iron.
- Isaiah 45:1-2

I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.  I love God’s law with all my heart.  But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.  Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?  Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 7:21-25

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 
- Romans 8:1-2

    For since the beginning of the world
      Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
      Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
      Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
      You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
      Who remembers You in Your ways.
          - Isaiah 64:4-5

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,
for we know that they help us develop endurance.
And endurance develops strength of character,
and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 
And this hope will not lead to disappointment.
For we know how dearly God loves us,
because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
- Romans 5:3-5

We can rejoice when we go through problems because we are confident that God dearly loves us

All whom My Father gives (entrusts) to Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, no never, reject one of them who comes to Me].
- John 6:37

Fools make fun of guilt,
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
- Proverbs 14:9

Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent,
      and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
  They will not be disgraced in hard times;
      even in famine they will have more than enough.
- Proverbs 37:18-19

  God is our refuge and strength,
      always ready to help in times of trouble.
  So we will not fear when earthquakes come
      and the mountains crumble into the sea.
- Psalm 46:1-2

To learn, you must love discipline;
      it is stupid to hate correction.
- Proverbs 12:1

You are my King and my God.
      You command victories for Israel.
  Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
      only in your name can we trample our foes.
  I do not trust in my bow;
      I do not count on my sword to save me.
  You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies;
      you disgrace those who hate us.
-Psalm 44:4-7

Why am I discouraged?
      Why is my heart so sad?
   I will put my hope in God!
      I will praise him again—
      my Savior and  my God!
 
Now I am deeply discouraged,
      but I will remember you—
   even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
      from the land of Mount Mizar.

I hear the tumult of the raging seas
      as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
  But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me,
      and through each night I sing his songs,
      praying to God who gives me life.
  “O God my rock,” I cry,
      “Why have you forgotten me?
   Why must I wander around in grief,
      oppressed by my enemies?”
  Their taunts break my bones.
      They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

Why am I discouraged?
      Why is my heart so sad?
   I will put my hope in God!
      I will praise him again—
      my Savior and my God!
- Psalm 42:5-11

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
      The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
  The Lord protects them
      and keeps them alive.
   He gives them prosperity in the land
      and rescues them from their enemies.
  The Lord nurses them when they are sick
      and restores them to health.
- Psalm 41:1-3

 The generous will prosper;
      those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
- Proverbs 11:25

let the Lord keep me in his thoughts.
   You are my helper and my savior.
      O my God, do not delay.
- Psalm 40:17

 ⁶ We are merely moving shadows,
      and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
   We heap up wealth,
      not knowing who will spend it.
 ⁷ And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?
      My only hope is in you.
- Psalm 38

 ¹³ But I am deaf to all their threats.
      I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
 ¹⁴ I choose to hear nothing,
      and I make no reply.
 ¹⁵ For I am waiting for you, O Lord.
      You must answer for me, O Lord my God.
 ¹⁶ I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me
      or rejoice at my downfall.”
- Psalm 34

Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent,
      and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
  They will not be disgraced in hard times;
      even in famine they will have more than enough.
- Proverbs 37:18-19

Be still in the presence of the Lord,
      and wait patiently for him to act.
-Psalm 37:7

The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
      the hopes of the godly will be granted (Proverbs 10:24)

The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
      but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. (Proverbs 10:28)

  Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
      slandering others makes you a fool.
- Proverbs 10:18
Be honest about how you really feel. Be honest with yourself and with others about what you hate.

People with integrity walk safely,
      but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.
- Proverbs 10:9
 

So shall they fear
      The name of the LORD from the west,
      And His glory from the rising of the sun;
      When the enemy comes in like a flood,
      The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. 
- Isaiah 59:19

 ¹ I will praise the Lord at all times.
      I will constantly speak his praises.
 ² I will boast only in the Lord;
      let all who are helpless take heart.
 ³ Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
      let us exalt his name together. ⁴ I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
      He freed me from all my fears.
 ⁵ Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
      no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
 ⁶ In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
      he saved me from all my troubles.
 ⁷ For the angel of the Lord is a guard;
      he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
 ⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good.
      Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
 ⁹ Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
      for those who fear him will have all they need.
 ¹⁰ Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
      but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
 ¹¹ Come, my children, and listen to me,
      and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
 ¹² Does anyone want to live a life
      that is long and prosperous?
 ¹³ Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
      and your lips from telling lies!
 ¹⁴ Turn away from evil and do good.
      Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
 ¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
      his ears are open to their cries for help.
 ¹⁶ But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;
      he will erase their memory from the earth.
 ¹⁷ The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.
      He rescues them from all their troubles.
 ¹⁸ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
      he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
 ¹⁹ The righteous person faces many troubles,
      but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
 ²⁰ For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous;
      not one of them is broken!
 ²¹ Calamity will surely overtake the wicked,
      and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
 ²² But the Lord will redeem those who serve him.
      No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

For the word of the Lord holds true,
      and we can trust everything he does.
-Psalm 33:4

 For you are my hiding place;
      you protect me from trouble.
      You surround me with songs of victory.
- Psalm 32:7

Psalm 31

¹⁴ But I am trusting you, O Lord,
      saying, “You are my God!”
 ¹⁵ My future is in your hands.
      Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
 ¹⁶ Let your favor shine on your servant.
      In your unfailing love, rescue me.
 ¹⁷ Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord,
      for I call out to you for help.

I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
      for you have seen my troubles,
      and you care about the anguish of my soul.
- Psalm 31:7

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
      I will advise you and watch over you.
- Psalm 32:8

Do not turn your back on me.
      Do not reject your servant in anger.
      You have always been my helper.
   Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me,
      O God of my salvation!
  Even if my father and mother abandon me,
      the Lord will hold me close.
- Psalm 27:9-10