Ecc 3:4, 11, Isa 12:1-2, 40:2, 54:6-8, 60:1-2, Mat 5:4, Eph 5:8 | ESV | STEP | a time to weep , and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn , and a time to dance ;

o[See ver. 7 above]

p ch. 55:3

q[Eph. 5:14]

r ch. 40:5; 58:8; Mal. 4:2

s Isa. 61:2, 3; John 16:20; 2 Cor. 1:7; 7:10; Rev. 21:4; [James 4:9, 10]

tSee ch. 2:1, 2

uSee Acts 26:18

v Isa. 2:5; See Luke 16:8; John 12:35, 36

Ecclesiastes 3:4

4 a time to ^aweep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to ^bdance;

Ecclesiastes 3:11

11 He has ^cmade everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot ^dfind out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Isaiah 12:1-2

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

1 You ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1} will say ^fin that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
^gyour anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for ^hthe Lord God ^{▼▼Hebrew for Yah, the Lord} is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 40:2

2 ^jSpeak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that ^kher warfare ^{▼▼Or hardship} is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.

Isaiah 54:6-8

6 ^mFor the Lord has called you
like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
7 ⁿFor a brief moment I deserted you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
8 ^oIn overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
^pbut with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.

Isaiah 60:1-2

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^qArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^rthe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.

Matthew 5:4

4 “Blessed are ^sthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Ephesians 5:8

8 for ^tat one time you were ^udarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^vWalk as children of light