1 In that day you will say: "I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger
has
turned away and you have comforted me.
2 Surely God is my
salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength
and my iii song; he has become my
salvation."
3 With joy you will
draw water from the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say:
"Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done, and
proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this
be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of
1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her
hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for, that she has received
from the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way
for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness
a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be raised up, every
mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become iii level,
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory of the LORD will be
revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the ii LORD has spoken."
6 A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their
glory is I
like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the , people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our
God stands forever."
9 You who bring good tidings to
"Here is your God!"
10 See, the Sovereign LORD comes with
power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his . heart; he gently leads those that have
young.
Jeremiah 31:10-13
10 "Hear the
word of the LORD, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: 'He who scattered
11 For the LORD will ransom Jacob
and redeem them from the hand of those
stronger than they.
12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of
the grain, the new wine and the oil, the
young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well . watered garden, and they will sorrow no
more.
13 Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as
well. I will turn their mourning into . gladness; I will give them comfort and joy
instead of sorrow.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 - The God of All Comfort
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who
comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble
with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5For
just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through
Christ our comfort overflows. 6If we are distressed, it
is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort,
which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as
you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
2 Corinthians
7:6-13
6But God, who
comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7and
not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us
about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so
that my joy was greater than ever.
8Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it.
Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little
while— 9yet now I am happy, not because you were made
sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful
as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10Godly
sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but
worldly sorrow brings death. 11See what this godly
sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear
yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what
readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be
innocent in this matter. 12So even though I wrote to
you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong or of the injured
party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to
us you are. 13By all this we are encouraged.