Job 35:9-10, Hab 3:17-18, Zec 13:8-9, Act 16:25, 1Pe 1:7, 3:15 | ESV | STEP | Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out ; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty .

Job 35:9-10

9 “Because of the multitude of ^aoppressions people ^bcry out;
they call for help because of the arm of ^cthe mighty. ^{▼▼Or the many}
10 But none says, ‘Where is God my ^eMaker,
who gives ^fsongs in the night,

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 ^gyet I will rejoice in the Lord;
^hI will take joy in the God of my salvation.

Zechariah 13:8-9

8 In the whole land, declares the Lord,
two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
ⁱand one third shall be left alive.
9 And ^jI will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
^kThey will call upon my name,
and ^lI will answer them.
^mI will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Acts 16:25

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 ⁿAbout midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

1 Peter 1:7

7 so that ^othe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ^pthough it is tested by ^qfire—may be found to result in ^rpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 3:15

15 but ^sin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^talways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^urespect,