Ayub 9:27

9:27 If I say,¹ ‘I will² forget my complaint,

I will change my expression³ and be cheerful,’⁴

Mazmur 69:20

69:20 Their insults are painful⁵ and make me lose heart;⁶

I look⁷ for sympathy, but receive none,⁸

for comforters, but find none.

12:25 Anxiety⁹ in a person’s heart¹⁰ weighs him down,¹¹

but an encouraging¹² word brings him joy.¹³

61:3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion,

by giving them a turban, instead of ashes,

oil symbolizing joy,¹⁴ instead of mourning,

a garment symbolizing praise,¹⁵ instead of discouragement.¹⁶

They will be called oaks of righteousness,¹⁷

trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.¹⁸

11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

26:37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.

9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.¹⁹

Israel’s Rejection Considered

9:1 ²⁰I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me²¹ in the Holy Spirit –

1:6 The wind goes to the south and circles around to the north;

round and round²² the wind goes and on its rounds it returns.²³