Palavras de consolo

4 Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil

because you are with me.

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

A Declaration of Trust

1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

Yahweh is the refuge of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

9 And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of distress.

4 One thing I have asked from Yahweh;

it I will seek:

that I may dwell in the house* of Yahweh all the days of my life,

to behold the beauty of Yahweh,

and to consider* his temple.

5 Because he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble.

He will conceal me in the hiding place of his tent.

He will set me high upon a rock.

5 because you are my hope,

O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

8 Yahweh is the one going before you;* he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged."

22 You shall not fear them, for Yahweh your God is the one fighting for you.

9 Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go."*

11 to set the lowly on high,

and those mourning are lifted to safety.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,

4 Blessed are the ones who mourn,

because they will be comforted.

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the right time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares* for you.

17 Do a sign that benefits me,

that those who hate me may see and be put to shame,

because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.

76 Please let your loyal love comfort me,

according to your word* to your servant.

24 If you sit down, you will not panic,*

and if you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

God Has Ordained the Ebb and Flow of Human Activities

1 For everything there is an appointed time, a time for every matter under heaven:

2 a time to bear* and a time to die;

a time to plant and a time to root up what is planted;

3 a time to kill and a time to heal;

a time to break down and a time to build up;

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn and a time to dance;

5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to seek and a time to lose;

a time to keep and a time to throw away;

7 a time to tear and a time to sew;

a time to be silent and a time to speak;

8 a time to love and a time to hate;

a time for war and a time for peace.