Psalms 32:5

5 I aacknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I bwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.  Selah

Psalms 32:7

7You are a chiding place for me;
you preserve me from dtrouble;
you surround me with eshouts of deliverance.  Selah

Psalms 34:2-6

2My soul fmakes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and gbe glad.
3Oh, hmagnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4 I isought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5Those who look to him are jradiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 kThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and lsaved him out of all his troubles.

Psalms 66:16

16 mCome and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort for God’s People

1 nComfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Isaiah 66:14

14You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
oyour bones shall flourish like the grass;
and pthe hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.

2 Corinthians 1:5-6

5For as we share abundantly in qChrist’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ
6 sIf we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.

Philippians 1:14

14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold tto speak the word
Some manuscripts add of God
without fear.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

18Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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