LORD, don't be angry and rebuke me! Don't punish me in your anger!

and my whole being is deeply troubled. How long, O LORD, will you wait to help me?

In the world of the dead you are not remembered; no one can praise you there.

I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen from the weeping caused by my enemies.

he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer.

How much longer will you forget me, LORD? Forever? How much longer will you hide yourself from me?

Look at me, O LORD my God, and answer me. Restore my strength; don't let me die.

I rely on your constant love; I will be glad, because you will rescue me.

You were good to me, LORD; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid.

"What will you gain from my death? What profit from my going to the grave? Are dead people able to praise you? Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?

You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.

When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.

Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.

You are my hiding place; you will save me from trouble. I sing aloud of your salvation, because you protect me.

I waited patiently for the LORD's help; then he listened to me and heard my cry.

He taught me to sing a new song, a song of praise to our God. Many who see this will take warning and will put their trust in the LORD.

But I am in pain and despair; lift me up, O God, and save me!

The danger of death was all around me; the horrors of the grave closed in on me; I was filled with fear and anxiety.

The LORD is merciful and good; our God is compassionate.

Be confident, my heart, because the LORD has been good to me.

Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy!

Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest.

A day is coming when people will sing, "I praise you, LORD! You were angry with me, but now you comfort me and are angry no longer.

The Sovereign LORD will destroy death forever! He will wipe away the tears from everyone's eyes and take away the disgrace his people have suffered throughout the world. The LORD himself has spoken.

You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. The LORD is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you.

They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.

My voice was thin and weak, And I moaned like a dove. My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven. LORD, rescue me from all this trouble.

Lord, I will live for you, for you alone; Heal me and let me live.

No one in the world of the dead can praise you; The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.

Those whom you have rescued will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.

The LORD says, "I am the one who strengthens you. Why should you fear mortals, who are no more enduring than grass?

"I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn.

He has sent me to proclaim That the time has come When the LORD will save his people And defeat their enemies. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn,

To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.

Rejoice with Jerusalem; be glad for her, all you that love this city! Rejoice with her now, all you that have mourned for her!

My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."

I have set Israel's people free and have saved them from a mighty nation.

Some will escape to the mountains like doves frightened from the valleys. All of them will moan over their sins.

"Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city."

"I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son.

Each family in the land will mourn by itself: the family descended from David, the family descended from Nathan, the family descended from Levi, the family descended from Shimei, and all the other families. Each family will mourn by itself, and the men of each family will mourn separately from the women.

(SEE 12:12)

"When that time comes," says the LORD Almighty, "a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry.

"Happy are you who are hungry now; you will be filled! "Happy are you who weep now; you will laugh!

"How terrible for you who are full now; you will go hungry! "How terrible for you who laugh now; you will mourn and weep!

and stood behind Jesus, by his feet, crying and wetting his feet with her tears. Then she dried his feet with her hair, kissed them, and poured the perfume on them.

But Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.

I am telling you the truth: you will cry and weep, but the world will be glad; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into gladness.

That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.

He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God.

If we suffer, it is for your help and salvation; if we are helped, then you too are helped and given the strength to endure with patience the same sufferings that we also endure.

But now I am happy---not because I made you sad, but because your sadness made you change your ways. That sadness was used by God, and so we caused you no harm.

For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.

Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.

"I don't know, sir. You do," I answered. He said to me, "These are the people who have come safely through the terrible persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb.

Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them,

He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared."