Psa 126:5-6, Jer 3:4, 50:4, Dan 9:17-18, Hos 12:4, Zec 12:10, Mat 5:4 | ESV | STEP | Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy !

Psalms 126:5-6

5 ^aThose who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.

Jeremiah 3:4

4 Have you not just now ^bcalled to me,
‘My father, you are the friend of my youth—

Jeremiah 50:4

4 ^c“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, ^dthe people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, ^eweeping as they come, and they ^fshall seek the Lord their God.

Daniel 9:17-18

17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, ^{▼▼Hebrew for the Lord’s sake} ^hmake your face to shine upon ⁱyour sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 ^jO my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ^kour desolations, and ^lthe city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.

Hosea 12:4

4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
^mHe met God ^{▼▼Hebrew him} at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—

Zechariah 12:10

Him Whom They Have Pierced

10 “And ^oI will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and ^ppleas for mercy, so that, ^qwhen they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, ^rthey shall mourn for him, ^sas one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

Matthew 5:4

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