Psalms 90:15

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Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble!

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  • Deut 2:14-16 : 14 Now the length of time it took for us to go from Kadesh Barnea to the crossing of Wadi Zered was thirty-eight years, time for all the military men of that generation to die, just as the LORD had vowed to them. 15 Indeed, it was the very hand of the LORD that eliminated them from within the camp until they were all gone. 16 Instructions Concerning Ammon So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community,
  • Ps 30:5 : 5 For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest. 6 The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
  • Jer 31:12-13 : 12 They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the LORD provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more. 13 The LORD says,“At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
  • Matt 5:4 : 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  • John 16:20 : 20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 So I said to him,“My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me,“These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb! 15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
  • Isa 12:1 : 1 At that time you will say:“I praise you, O LORD, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
  • Isa 40:1-2 : 1 The Lord Returns to Jerusalem“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins.”
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Isa 65:18-19 : 18 But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness. 19 Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.

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  • Ps 90:7-14
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    7Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.

    8You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.

    9Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

    10The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

    11Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.

    12So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

    13Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

    14Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy all our days!

  • Ps 90:16-17
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    16May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!

    17May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

  • Lam 5:20-21
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    20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?

    21Bring us back to yourself, O LORD, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before,

  • Ps 85:4-6
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    4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!

    5Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

    6Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

  • 24This is the day the LORD has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.

  • 15All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

  • Dan 9:14-15
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    14The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just in all he has done, and we have not obeyed him.

    15“Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day– we have sinned and behaved wickedly.

  • 13“Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

  • 7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • 8Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!

  • 3The LORD did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.

  • 13in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

  • 5For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

  • 8Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

  • 3Show us favor, O LORD, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

  • 20LORD, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.

  • 40נ(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.

  • 1The People of Jerusalem Pray: O LORD, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.

  • Ps 80:6-7
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    6You have made our neighbors dislike us, and our enemies insult us.

    7O God of Heaven’s Armies, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

  • 5You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved?

  • 2LORD, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.

  • 4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

  • Ps 4:6-7
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    6Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

    7You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

  • 3O LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

  • 15Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning.

  • 11You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.

  • 24Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

  • 1For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

  • 1Fear God Now Because Old Age and Death Come Quickly So remember your Creator in the days of your youth– before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say,“I have no pleasure in them”;

  • Ps 80:3-4
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    3O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

    4O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

  • 14I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”

  • 11The LORD said,“Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress.

  • 20For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

  • 15How blessed are the people who experience these things! How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!

  • 12In light of all this, how can you still hold back, LORD? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?