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1 Corinthians 4 11-1 Corinthians 4 13
To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even now.
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2 Corinthians 4 8-2 Corinthians 4 9
We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
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Psalms 42:7
One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.
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Psalms 34:19
The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.
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Psalms 77:2-4
In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.I said,“ I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.”( Selah)You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.
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Psalms 107:6
They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.
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Psalms 38:1-8
O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
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Habakkuk 3:17-19
When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,I will rejoice because of the LORD; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.( This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
