The Lord goes before me; He will [march] with me; He
will not fail me or let me go or forsake me; I will fear
not, neither become broken [in spirit—depressed,
dismayed, and unnerved with alarm].
—DEUTERONOMY 31:8
God is my shield, my glory and the lifter of my head.
—PSALM 3:3
The eyes of the Lord are on me, and His ears are open
to my cry. . . . When I cry out, the Lord hears, and
delivers me out of all my troubles.
—PSALM 34:15, 17 (NKJV)
I WAITED patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and
He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up
out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of
destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime),
and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and
establishing my goings. And He has put a new song in
my mouth, a song of praise to our God.
—PSALM 40:1-3
Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are
you crying the blues? I fix my eyes on God and soon I’ll
be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He’s my
God.
—PSALM 42:5 (THE MESSAGE)
When my soul is cast down within me I remember the
Lord and His goodness to me. . . . He commands His
loving-kindness in the daytime, and in the night His
song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my
life. . . . I say to myself, “Why are you cast down, O my
soul? And why are you disquieted within me? I hope in
God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my
countenance and my God.”
—PSALM 42:6, 8, 11 (NKJV)
I will cry to God with my voice, and He will give ear
and hearken to me. In the day of my trouble I seek
(inquire of and desperately require) the Lord.
—PSALM 77:1-2
Because I have set my love upon the Lord, He will
deliver me; He will set me on high, because I know and
understand His name [I have a personal knowledge of
His mercy, love, and kindness—I trust and rely on
Him, knowing that He will never forsake me, no,
never]. I shall call upon Him, and He will answer me;
He will be with me in trouble, He will deliver me and
honor me. With long life will [the Lord] satisfy me and
show me His salvation.
—PSALM 91:14-16
I fear not, for I shall not be ashamed; neither will I be
confounded and depressed, for I shall not be put to
shame.
—ISAIAH 54:4
I ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which
circumstances have kept me—I arise to a new life]! I
shine [am radiant with the glory of the Lord), for my
light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen
upon me!
—ISAIAH 60:1
But God, Who comforts and encourages and refreshes
and cheers the depressed and the sinking, comforted
and encouraged and refreshed and cheered me.
—2 CORINTHIANS 7:6
I humble myself under the mighty hand of God, that
He may exalt me in due time . . . casting all my care
upon Him, for He cares for me.
—1 PETER 5:6, 7 (NKJV)
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