Why, O Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me? . . . You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend.

—PSALM 88:14, 18

Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face . . . Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated.

—JOB 13:15,18

Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. —PSALM 48:1–2

But I pray to you, O Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation . . .Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. —PSALM 69:13,16

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

— PSALM 63 : 1

The leech has two daughters.“Give!Give!”they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!”: the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says,“Enough!” —PROVERBS 30:15–16

He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. . . . A man tormented by the guilt of murder will be a fugitive till death; let no one support him. He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall. —PROVERBS 28:13, 17–18

Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. —PROVERBS 23:10–11

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. —PROVERBS 24:3–4

Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

—PSALM 97:10–12