by adversity. He also allured you out of distress into a broad place
where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table
was full of fatness.
Job 36:15-16
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 9:12
O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear.
Psalms 10:17
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psalms 34:18-19
The LORD has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.
Isaiah 14:32
The LORD binds up the brokenness of his people,
and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.
Isaiah 30:26
You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept,
and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the
flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 30:29
For the Lord will not cast off forever,
but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion
according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
for he does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
Lamentations 3:31-33
Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
Nahum 1:12
Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:2
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away,
our inner self is being renewed day by day.
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us
an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant,
but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness
to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial,
for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life,
which God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace,
who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
1 Peter 5:10
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalms 37:39
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea.
Psalms 46:1-2
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through
water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
Psalms 66:12
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the
highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca they make
it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go
from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
Psalms 84:5-7
In the world you will have tribulation.
But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us.
On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
2 Corinthians 1:10
My faith affirmation when afflicted:
In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord.
Psalms 77:2