You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I ha
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made you
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome fr
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness
But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received b