But no one says, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and in the nighttime, and am not silent.

Jehovah will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, my prayer to the Mighty God of my life.

I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.

I have remembered Your name in the night, O Jehovah, and I keep Your Law.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, because of Your righteous judgments.

You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is consecrated; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come into the mountain of Jehovah, to the Mighty One of Israel.

and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; my hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; my soul refused to be comforted.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

And He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death. Stay here and watch with Me.

And He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. And His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who had the power to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

Is anyone among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

i1 [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] i0 par I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Blessed are they who have been persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are you when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say every evil word against you falsely because of Me.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy. For behold, your reward is great in Heaven, for in the same way their fathers did to the prophets.

And not only that, but we also exult in afflictions, knowing that affliction produces perseverance;

rejoicing in hope, patient in affliction, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

Therefore we do not faint. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is achieving for us a surpassing and eternal weight of glory,

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Yes, and if I am being poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

I now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of His body, which is the church,

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, even the Father, through Him.

Rejoice always,

in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,

whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him yet, believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. According to them He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes. And many shouted aloud for joy,

so that the people could not discern the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off.

I am like a wonder to many, but You are my strong refuge.

Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who are sitting before you; for they are men of significance. For, behold, I will bring forth My Servant, the BRANCH.