Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, Your God, whom you serve continually, He shall deliver you.

And they brought a stone, and put it on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed [it] with his ring, and with the ring of his nobles; that the case might not be altered with regard to Daniel.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord shall deliver them.

You have brought us into the snare; You have laid afflictions on our back.

You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through the fire and water; but You brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

And they cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the court of the prison; and they let him down into the pit: and there was no water in the pit, but mire. And he was in the mire.

TSADE. The fowlers chased me as a sparrow; all my enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,

Water flowed over my head: I said, I am cut off.

For we do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.

who delivered us from so great a death, and is delivering [us]; in whom we trust that He will still deliver [us],

For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

Beloved, do not be surprised by the fiery trial among you, taking place to test you, as though some strange thing [was] happening to you;

but inasmuch as you partake in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, in order that also at the unveiling of His glory, you may rejoice with great happiness.