About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Rejoice at all times.
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who cou
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for
But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute
Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of t
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the fou
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoic
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.