1Sa 28:15, 30:6, Psa 56:2-3, Pro 14:26, 18:10, Rom 5:3-5, 2Cor 4:16-17, 12:10 | ESV | STEP | Then Samuel said to Saul , Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up ? Saul answered , I am in great distress , for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more , either by prophets or by dreams . Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do .

1 Samuel 28:15

15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and ^aGod has turned away from me and ^banswers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do.”

1 Samuel 30:6

6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke ^cof stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, ^{▼▼Compare 22:2} each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Psalms 56:2-3

2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
3 When I am afraid,
I ^eput my trust in you.

Proverbs 14:26

26 In the fear of the Lord one has ^fstrong confidence,
and ^ghis children will have ^ha refuge.

Proverbs 18:10

10 ⁱThe name of the Lord is ^ja strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and ^kis safe.

Romans 5:3-5

3 Not only that, but we ^lrejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering ^mproduces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and ⁿhope does not put us to shame, because God’s love ^ohas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

2 Corinthians 4:16-17

16 So we do not lose heart. ^pThough our outer self ^{▼▼Greek man} is wasting away, ^rour inner self ^sis being renewed day by day. 17 For ^tthis light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

2 Corinthians 12:10

10 ^uFor the sake of Christ, then, ^vI am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For ^wwhen I am weak, then I am strong.