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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